Barbara Bush (1925 - 2018) Tribute List

Former First Lady Barbara Bush died at the age of 92 on April 17, 2018. Barbara Bush has the distinction of having been the only woman since Abigail Adams to be both the wife of a U.S. President (George H.W. Bush) and the mother of a U.S. President (George W. Bush). Mrs. Bush championed literacy before and during her White House tenure and was also a fundraiser for charitable causes her entire life. Mrs. Bush was known for her clever quips to the press which were at odds with her rather reserved appearance and demeanor. Here are ten vocabulary words drawn from quotes by Barbara Bush.
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  1. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
    Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
  2. thrive
    make steady progress
    If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
  3. detour
    a roundabout road or route
    When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
  4. glorious
    having or deserving or conferring high honor
    You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
  5. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
    Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.
  6. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.
  7. perfectionist
    one displeased by anything that does not meet high standards
    Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.
  8. rugged
    very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
    I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
  9. integrity
    moral soundness
    Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.
  10. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
    At the end of your life you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent.
Created on Sun Apr 15 17:02:15 EDT 2018 (updated Thu Aug 16 17:29:12 EDT 2018)

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