Jenna Bush famous quotes

[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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Teacher #Children

[My mom] is quite the strict editor. I feel like maybe she has more of the old-school editing style, which really works in picture books, because you don't want to articulate anything in words that is already shown through the pictures.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Book #School

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Character #Talking #Creative

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Children #Passionate

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!
-- Jenna Bush

#Dad #Thinking #Sense Of Humor

Most people actually think I'm more like my mom because we're interested in the same things.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Thinking #People

I'm living my dream job! My dream job is to be in the classroom.
-- Jenna Bush

#Dream #Jobs #Classroom

There's no job that's more rewarding than being with kids. I adore it.
-- Jenna Bush

#Jobs #Kids #Adore

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Girl #Teenager #Kids

I can't wish I weren't something that I am.
-- Jenna Bush

#Wish

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

#School #Great Friend #Colleagues

I'm more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well, obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well.
-- Jenna Bush

#Wise #Mom #Dad

I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.
-- Jenna Bush

#Forever #Perfectionist

I like to go to bed early.
-- Jenna Bush

#Bed

I hope to work with kids any way possible.
-- Jenna Bush

#Kids #Way

I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching.
-- Jenna Bush

#Teaching #Writing

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Teacher #Kids #Differences

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,
-- Jenna Bush

#Jobs #Children #Thinking

I think I know a lot about campaigns.
-- Jenna Bush

#Thinking #Campaigns

I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Children #Teaching

I was an English major.
-- Jenna Bush

#English Major

I'm aware that not all kids can pick up and fly to Panama. I'm very lucky.
-- Jenna Bush

#Kids #Lucky #Panama

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Political #Done #Interviews

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

#Tired #Kids #Energy

I'm not the perfect bride after all.
-- Jenna Bush

#Perfect #Brides

Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.
-- Jenna Bush

#Long #Great Friend

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Daughter #Thinking #President

I think there are many ways to serve your country.
-- Jenna Bush

#Country #Thinking #Way

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Dad #Father

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?
-- Jenna Bush

#Thinking #Media #Way

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.
-- Jenna Bush

#Sports #School #Thinking

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

#Cat #Cowboy #Dallas

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

#Dad #Children #Husband

I care what people who know me think of me.
-- Jenna Bush

#Thinking #People #Care

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Country #Latin #Home

I didn't go to Latin America thinking, 'I'm gonna write a book. This is what I'm gonna do.' I went there to work for UNICEF and to learn.
-- Jenna Bush

#Latin #Book #Writing

I don't have any children. I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay.
-- Jenna Bush

#Children #Cat #Parent

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Kids #Thinking #World

I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing.
-- Jenna Bush

#Thinking #Important #Experts

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.
-- Jenna Bush

#Mom #Writing #School

I hope that I serve by being a teacher.
-- Jenna Bush

#Teacher #Being A Teacher

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.
-- Jenna Bush

#Daughter #Country #Appreciation