A biography for Dorothy Bush Kochhasn’t been written yet.
“When I heard Jeb was running, I first thought, 'Wow, I'm not sure I could go through another campaign,' but Jeb is so smart.”
“My father has lived a remarkable life and has lived it with great humility.”
“As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went into government to answer a call to public service rather than to pursue a career in politics.”
“Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements with those whose viewpoints differ from your own.”
“My grandfather Prescott passed down the idea that you would only run for office after you had built a financial base - then it was time to give back and go into public service.”
“No one knows exactly when I got the nickname Doro, but I've been called that as long as anyone can remember.”
“I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in the Bush home - plenty of conversation.”
“Politics lasts only so long - though today it's getting harder to tell where the campaigning stops and the governing begins.”
“One of the greatest honors in my life is serving as the sponsor of the new aircraft carrier bearing Dad's name.”
“For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive?”
“Dad's astute knowledge of foreign policy impressed Gorbachev during the time of the Berlin Wall when Dad refused to gloat during the reunification of Germany.”
“I just didn't have the desire to run for political office. There are other things that I like to do, and it just wasn't my choice. But if it had been my choice, I certainly would have done it.”
“Without question, my grandfather's example of public service throughout his life inspired Dad later to run for office himself. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Prescott Bush had plenty of admirers.”
“Reading to babies creates such a special parent-child bond and so strongly influences a child's language skills that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that doctors and nurses routinely discuss it with parents during pediatric visits.”
“Know thyself. Remain steadfast. Follow your dreams. These are great directives and perfectly fitting for graduates. But reality is that achieving dreams takes a solid education - education that remains elusive for too many Americans.”
“Life after the White House found Dad enjoying having his grandchildren around and letting go of all the enormous burden he shouldered throughout his public life.”
“What Dad's taught me is that life doesn't end when you get to be in your 70s and your 80s, and he has a philosophy of life that just - 'What more can I do? How can I help?'”
“The traditional path to making a name for yourself in our family is running for elective office, and I couldn't do that because, for one thing, all the really good offices were taken.”
“Our father never had to yell at us much when we were growing up. No one ever wanted to let Dad down.”
“Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared they are to start school, and ultimately, their long-term achievement.”