Barbara Bush

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. ”

Raising George Walker was not easy. ”

I'm worried about parents who aren't parenting. ”

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

Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election. ”

You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong. ”

It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean. ”

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

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. ”