Jenna Bush's Quotes

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.

My mom's a secret Rastafarian.

My parents taught us it's important to give back.

My sister, she's amazing. She sort of inspired me to take this journey to Latin America.

One day I would love to have a couple children.

Our parents have always encouraged us to be independent and dream big.

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.

The world is such a big place, and there's so much that goes on, but a lot of the media really just cover the same thing over and over again.

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.

You have to give kids things they're interested in reading. That's what teachers do who are engaged in what their students want.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this.

I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

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.

A lot of my colleagues at school became great friends of mine.

I can't wish I weren't something that I am.

I care what people who know me think of me.