Jenna Bush Quotes
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I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching.
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When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.
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A lot of my colleagues at school became great friends of mine.
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People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.
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We [work] really hard to make sure we accomplish everything we want in life, but we don't think about being the president's daughter; we don't think about that, really.
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I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.
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I'm not the perfect bride after all.
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My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.
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I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries.
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I think I know a lot about campaigns.
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Writers know - especially new writers - [that] a lot of it [creative process] is the prewriting stage, the talking, brainstorming, the narrative arc and the character sketches.
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As I've gotten older, my mannerisms are more and more like my mom's. Also, she was an educator - she's extremely passionate about education and children. I guess I inherited that in some way.
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I don't know about the world, but I know kids. And I feel like sometimes kids don't get involved because they think, what can I do? I'm just a kid. And really kids can do so much.
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I'm aware that not all kids can pick up and fly to Panama. I'm very lucky.
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I think there are many ways to serve your country.
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I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.
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From my dad ... I think we have a similar sense of humor. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I think he's funny!
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I'm just not political. I have opinions, but there's nothing about the process that has ever interested me. I'm 22, and this is the first interview I've ever done in my life.
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I hope to continue to be an activist for kids and teenagers and especially girls who are living with HIV/AIDS, because all over the world, people don't have the same rights that we do in the United States.
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[My mom] had always wanted to write a children's book. She was a children's librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she loves children and children's literature.
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I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?
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I hope that I serve by being a teacher.
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I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing.
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My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.
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I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.
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As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.
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I like to go to bed early.
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I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.
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I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.
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Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.
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