Barbara Bush

“The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.”

“If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.”

“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.”

“Let's judge a man on what he's done.”

“My worst expectations never happened.”

“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.”

“I'm a little old-fashioned.”

“I have a pig valve.”

“I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.”

“You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.”

“I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.”

“One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.”

“I mean you can learn how to build a bullet or build a gun or build a bomb on the Internet.”

“I don't like attacking.”

“You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.”

“You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.”

“Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.”

“Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.”

“התחתנתי עם הבחור הראשון איתו התנשקתי. כשסיפרתי את זה לילדים שלי, הם כמעט הקיאו.”

“קלינטון שיקר. בנאדם אולי שוכח היכן הוא חנה או איפה הוא חי, אבל הוא אף פעם לא שוכח מין אוראלי, לא משנה כמה רע זה היה.”