○  芭芭拉·布什在WellesleyCollege授学位典礼上的讲话  ○

heimportancetoyourcareerofdedicationandhardwork.and,ofcourse,that''strue.butasimportantasyourobligatioasadoctor,alawyer,abusineleaderwillbe,youareahumanbeingfirst.andthosehumancoectio---withouses,withchildren,withfriends--arethemostimportantinvestmentsyouwillevermake.
   attheendofyourlife,youwillneverregretnothavingpaedonemoretest,wiingonemoreverdict,ornotclosingonemoredeal.youwillregrettimenotentwithahuand,achild,afriend,oraparent.
   weareinatraitionalperiodrightnow--weareinatraitionalperiodrightnow,fascinatingandexhilaratingtimes,learningtoadjusttochangesandthechoiceswe,menandwomen,arefacing.asanexample,irememberwhatafriendsaid,onhearingherhuandcomplaintohisbuddiesthathehadtobabysit.quicklysettinghimstraight,myfriendtoldherhuandthatwhenit''syourownkids,it''snotcalledbabysitting.
   nowmaybeweshouldadjustfaster;maybeweshouldadjustslower.butwhatevertheeratwenty--whatevertheera,whateverthetimes,onethingwillneverchange:fathersandmothers,ifyouhavechildren,theymustcomefirst.youmustreadtoyourchildren,andyoumusthugyourchildren,andyoumustloveyourchildren.yoursucceasafamily,oursucceasasociety,dependsnotonwhathaeinthewhitehouse,butonwhathaeiideyourhouse.
   foroverfiftyyears,itwassaidthatthewierofwellesley''saualhoopracewouldbethefirsttogetmarried.nowtheysay,thewierwillbethefirsttobecomeac.e.o.both--bothofthosestereotypesshowtoolittletoleranceforthosewhowanttoknowwherethemermaidsstand.so--soiwanttoofferanewlegend:thewierofthehoopracewillbethefirsttorealizeherdream--notsociety''sdream--herownpersonaldream.
   andwho--whoknows?somewhereoutinthisaudiencemayevenbesomeonewhowillonedayfollowinmyfootste,andpresideoverthewhitehouseasthepresident''souse--andiwishhimwell.
   well,thecontroversyendshere.butourconversationisonlybegiing.andaworthwhileconversationithasbeen.soasyouleavewellesleytoday,takewithyoudeepthanksforthecourtesyandthehonoryouhavesharedwithmrs.gorbachevandwithme.
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