Barbara Bush

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

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

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.

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

Your success as a family... our success as a nation... depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.

The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.

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