Barbara Bush

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

I'm taking a vow not to advise.

You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.

Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.

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

Let's judge a man on what he's done.

I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.

The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.

I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.

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

I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.

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

Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.

Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, 'We would like to publish your book.' I said, 'Well, I don't have a book,' and they said well it's a well known fact that you have kept diaries.

You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.

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.

My health is very good.

I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.

I don't like attacking.