Quotes By Barbara Bush

I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.

I don't like the blame game, though.

My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?

I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.

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

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.

I'm a little old-fashioned.

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.

I don't like attacking.

I have a pig valve.

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.