Barbara Bush Quotes, Thoughts and images

The home is the child's first school, the parent is the child's first teacher, and reading is the child's first subject.

The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.

Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house

Show me a wife who doesn't offer advice and I'll show you one who doesn't care very much.

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

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

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

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

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.

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

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.

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

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

I don't think that's healthy for the country when anyone thinks their morals are better than anyone else's.

Whatever the era...one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.

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

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

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.

Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.

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

My worst expectations never happened.

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.

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

Raising five boys is a handful, trust me.

I love talking to people, but what I really love is to feel you're doing something instead of sitting home and twiddling your thumbs.

George is the best little dishwasher in Texas.

Value your friendship. Value your relationships.