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.
LAURA BUSHMy 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.
More Laura Bush Quotes
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The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.
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Books are important. They help you sleep at night.
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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 would never do anything to undermine my husband’s point of view.
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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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Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages–and sages–and, simply put, there’s something for everyone inside.
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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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The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.
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Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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We need to alert women everywhere about the seriousness of heart disease.
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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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There’s a very close tie between good health and good education.
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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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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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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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