AIDS respects no national boundaries; spares no race or religion; devastates men and women, rich and poor. No country can ignore this crisis. Fighting AIDS is an urgent calling – because every life, in every land, has value and dignity.
LAURA BUSHChildren who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.
More Laura Bush Quotes
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I’ve always loved children. When I was working with children as a librarian, I loved being with them and working around them.
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Education is spreading hope. Millions are now learning to live with HIV/AIDS – instead of waiting to die from it.
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A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.
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I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.
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Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into a race when the time was right. If George is good at anything, it’s timing.
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I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too.
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certainly the women’s health part is something that I’ve become very interested in. It’s not something I thought about when George [Bush] was elected…what I’d always been interested in was education.
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The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.
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A good book is like an unreachable itch. You just can’t leave it alone.
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It’s not easy to have the job of president. It’s not easy to run for it. And it’s not a job for the feint of heart.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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It’s really important for boys to have a father around, or a grandfather, or an uncle – a man they can really relate to who loves them, and who they know loves them.
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Well, we’ve faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we – since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to put young men and women in harm’s way.
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The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.
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