Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.
LAURA BUSHYou 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.
More Laura Bush Quotes
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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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A good book is like an unreachable itch. You just can’t leave it alone.
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Bluffton is growing. But we must hold on to that small-town character.
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Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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There are gender health differences, and we need to know what they are.
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No one likes to be criticized.
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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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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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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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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 fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.
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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 nothing political about American literature.
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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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There’s a very close tie between good health and good education.
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