Barbara Bush

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.

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

War is not nice.

As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer or business leader will be, you are a human being first. And these human connections with spouse, with children and with friends are the most important investments you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent. One thing will never change. Fathers and Mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children, you must hug your children and you must love your children_. Your success as a family, our success as a society depends not what happens at the White House, but what happens inside YOUR house.

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

Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.

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

Value your friendship. Value your relationships.

Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.

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

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.

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.

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

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

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.

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