You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.

Quote by Barbara Bush

Topics: Barbara Bush Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

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

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

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of...

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of...

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

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

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

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say,...

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say,...

Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.

Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.

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

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

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their...

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their...

Im not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they dont think...

Im not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they dont think...

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their...

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their...

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

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

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of...

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of...

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, thats...

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, thats...

One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a...

One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a...