Barbara Bush Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.”

“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.”

“Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.”

“People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.”

“Value your friendship. Value your relationships.”

“I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.”

“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.”

“You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.”

“I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just nice.”

“Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.”