Barba 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 have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way.

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

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.

It’s very easy for me to thank everyone for the incredible contribution they’ve made to my life.

No one is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.

“They stood there pretending to be just friends when all the while everyone in the room could plainly see that they were only existing for each other.

No one has done a study on this, as far as I can tell, but I think Facebook might be the first place where a large number of people have come out. We didn’t create that – society was generally ready for that. I think this is just part of the general trend that we talked about, about society being more open, and I think that’s good.

Good sex is like good bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.

Don’t confuse feelings with facts and don’t ignore facts when they come as feelings.

I have a rule, and that is to never look at somebody’s face while we’re having sex; because, number one, what if I know the guy?

I guess I am just not the marrying type. I have given it a few chances, and it just goes haywire after a month or two. I am on wife number five right now, maybe five’s a charm?

Dear Ladies: You should never need to prove to other women that he’s in love with you. That’s his job.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what’s going to maintain relationships.

The only time a woman has a true orgasm is when she’s shopping.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

The most beautiful girls wear their hearts on their sleeves and their souls in their smiles.

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.

I think you have different soul mates throughout your life, that your soul needs different things at different times.