Bluffton is growing. But we must hold on to that small-town character.
LAURA BUSHNo one likes to be criticized.
More Laura Bush Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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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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I would never do anything to undermine my husband’s point of view.
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The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.
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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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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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There’s a very close tie between good health and good education.
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Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.
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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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There’s nothing political about American literature.
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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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A good book is like an unreachable itch. You just can’t leave it alone.
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There are gender health differences, and we need to know what they are.
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As long as we have books, we are not alone.
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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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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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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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I’m inspired by my faith of course, and all the different people around me.
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Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages–and sages–and, simply put, there’s something for everyone inside.
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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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When I taught school, we just had the school cafeteria; we didn’t have machines or things for children to buy food from. But parents can try to educate their children about choices. A lot of everything we’re talking about that has to do with heart disease has to do with the choices that we make.
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The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.
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