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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.

Laura Bush

Books are important. They help you sleep at night.
LAURA BUSH

Book Night Sleep
We all, parents, educators, community leaders, and every… citizen, need to come together to find new ways to engage children with the natural environment.
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Children Community Nature
No one likes to be criticized.
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Criticized Likes One
What I want for children in our country and around the world is safe, stable and loving homes.
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Children Country Home
I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.
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Children Schools Want
As long as we have books, we are not alone.
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Alone Book Long
I would never do anything to undermine my husband’s point of view.
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Husband Undermine Views
Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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Book Giving Reading
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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Country Men War
Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I’ll never run for the Senate in New York.
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Country Moments People Running
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages–and sages–and, simply put, there’s something for everyone inside.
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Age Library Sage
Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from injustice, if they are well-educated and know their rights.
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Abuse Educated Rights Violence
Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.
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Children Reading Two
Bluffton is growing. But we must hold on to that small-town character.
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Character Growing Towns
Jenna’s traveled with me; they’ve both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they’ve been old enough in all of their dad’s campaigns to really be involved in.
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Campaign Dad Onle Time
Education is spreading hope. Millions are now learning to live with HIV/AIDS – instead of waiting to die from it.
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Aids Hiv Millions Waiting
There’s nothing political about American literature.
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Country Literature People Political
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.
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Alone Book Long Lying
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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Elected Something Women's Health
My mother was my Girl Scout leader, and George’s mother was his Cub Scout leader. In fact, that’s when some say her hair turned white.
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Girl Hair Mother
Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights.
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Government People Rights
Because women don’t expect to have heart disease, a lot of times they don’t seek help if they have the early symptoms of a heart attack.
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Disease Heart Helping
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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Books Children Doctor Education
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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Heart Jobs Running
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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Country Husband People Winning
There are gender health differences, and we need to know what they are.
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Differences Gender Needs
The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.
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Age Foundation Successful

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