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> [For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/for-me-politics-is-personal-because-it-s-my-family-and-just-being/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

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## More by Dorothy Bush Koch

> [Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/doing-what-you-thought-was-right-for-the-country-rather-than-what-was/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/for-me-politics-is-personal-because-it-s-my-family-and-just-being/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [My grandfather Prescott passed down the idea that you would only run for office after you had built a financial base - then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/my-grandfather-prescott-passed-down-the-idea-that-you-would-only-run/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Politics lasts only so long - though today it's getting harder to tell where the campaigning stops and the governing begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/politics-lasts-only-so-long-though-today-it-s-getting-harder-to-tell/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/both-the-quantity-and-quality-of-the-words-children-hear-during-their/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Know thyself. Remain steadfast. Follow your dreams. These are great directives and perfectly fitting for graduates. But reality is that achieving dreams takes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/know-thyself-remain-steadfast-follow-your-dreams-these-are-great/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went into government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/as-more-time-passes-people-see-my-father-for-what-he-is-one-of-the/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Dad's astute knowledge of foreign policy impressed Gorbachev during the time of the Berlin Wall when Dad refused to gloat during the reunification of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/dad-s-astute-knowledge-of-foreign-policy-impressed-gorbachev-during/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/i-was-so-fortunate-to-be-raised-in-a-household-filled-with-books-and/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [What a difficult time that must have been for my mother, only twenty-four years old, grieving for her mother, giving birth to her own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/what-a-difficult-time-that-must-have-been-for-my-mother-only-twenty/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Reading to babies creates such a special parent-child bond and so strongly influences a child's language skills that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/reading-to-babies-creates-such-a-special-parent-child-bond-and-so/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Life after the White House found Dad enjoying having his grandchildren around and letting go of all the enormous burden he shouldered throughout his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/life-after-the-white-house-found-dad-enjoying-having-his/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/my-grandfather-was-a-popular-senator-known-as-an-advocate-for-fiscal/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Most people understand that the more words children are exposed to, the stronger their vocabularies will be. But fewer people are aware that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/most-people-understand-that-the-more-words-children-are-exposed-to/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

> [Our father never had to yell at us much when we were growing up. No one ever wanted to let Dad down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-bush-koch/our-father-never-had-to-yell-at-us-much-when-we-were-growing-up-no/)

[Dorothy Bush Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-bush-koch/)

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