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.

Quote by Barbara Bush

Topics: Doing Your Best Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

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

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

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.

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...

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...

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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...

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind...

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind...

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 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...

The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself...

The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

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...

As if we don't have enough violence on television.

As if we don't have enough violence on television.

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.

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

You have to love your children unselfishly. Thats hard. But its the only way.

You have to love your children unselfishly. Thats hard. But its the only way.

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...

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...

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...

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.