The traditional path to making a name for yourself in our family is running for elective office, and I couldn't do that because, for one thing, all the really good offices were taken. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive? — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
My grandfather Prescott passed down the idea that you would only run for office after you had built a financial base - then it… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Politics lasts only so long - though today it's getting harder to tell where the campaigning stops and the governing begins. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Know thyself. Remain steadfast. Follow your dreams. These are great directives and perfectly fitting for graduates. But reality is that achieving dreams takes a… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went into government… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
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… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
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… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
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… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Life after the White House found Dad enjoying having his grandchildren around and letting go of all the enormous burden he shouldered throughout his… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Most people understand that the more words children are exposed to, the stronger their vocabularies will be. But fewer people are aware that the… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
Our father never had to yell at us much when we were growing up. No one ever wanted to let Dad down. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share
