Laura Bush Quotes

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• Leadership is not about popularity, it is about doing what is right.

  Laura Bush

  Popularity

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• Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.

  Laura Bush

  Children, Reading, Two

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Education, Children, Book

  "The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program". Book by Carl A. Harvey, p. 3, 2009.

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• I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

  Laura Bush

  Book, Reading, Thought Provoking

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Rights, Abuse, Violence

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: “Education Is The Key”". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• As parents, the most important thing we can do
  is read to our children early and often. Reading
  is the path to success in school and life. When
  children learn to love books, they learn to love
  learning.

  Laura Bush

  Children, Reading, Book

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Lying, Book, Long

  "Bringing Out the Best in Everyone You Coach: Use the Enneagram System for Exceptional Results". Book by Ginger Lapid-Bogda, 2009.

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• Education is the key. With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others.

  Laura Bush

  Helping Others, Keys, Views

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: “Education Is The Key”". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• It's really important for people who are HIV positive to reach out to let other people know that they can be tested, they can find out they can still live a life -- a positive life, a happy life.

  Laura Bush

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  "First Lady Winds Up West Africa Trip". www.foxnews.com. January 18, 2006.

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• We can overcome evil with greater good.

  Laura Bush

  Evil, Overcoming, Greater Good

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• When you reach out to others in need, when you reach out to the world, you really do have a satisfying life by helping others.

  Laura Bush

  Helping Others, Needs, World

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: “Education Is The Key”". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Book, Hands, Stories

  Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 04, 2002.

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• The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful, some not. Still, we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only 'I am sorry for your loss.' But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent, ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?

  Laura Bush

  Baby, Children, Sorry

  Laura Bush (2010). “Spoken from the Heart”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

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• In contrast to my husband, I can pronounce the word nuclear.

  Laura Bush

  Husband, Nuclear, Contrast

  Dutch-Belgian newspaper "Metro", May 2, 2005.

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• When you read with your child, you show them that reading is important, but you also show them they're important - that they are so important to you that you will spend 20 minutes a day with your arm around them.

  Laura Bush

  Children, Reading, Book

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• I'm inspired by my faith of course, and all the different people around me.

  Laura Bush

  People, Different, Inspired

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: 'Education Is The Key'". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• We see all around the world where women's rights are denied, where governments don't believe in educating their girls. There are 800 million people in the world who are illiterate and 75 percent of them are women and girls.

  Laura Bush

  Girl, Believe, Rights

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: “Education Is The Key”". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children.

  Laura Bush

  Nature, Children, Stress

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Rights, Government, People

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: “Education Is The Key”". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• Children know that if they have a question about the world, the library is the place to find the answer. And someone will always be there to help them find the answer-our librarians. (A librarian's) job is an important one. Our nation runs on the fuel of information and imagination that libraries provide. And they are in charge of collecting and sharing this information in a helpful way. Librarians inform the public, and by doing so, they strengthen our great democracy.

  Laura Bush

  Running, Jobs, Children

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• I was so fortunate. My parents lived lives of service. They helped other people, that was their second nature; it came to them so naturally. It wasn't forced. This is their character, and it's a big advantage I have, being raised by people like this, having a secure and stable life, and a lot of love and encouragement.

  Laura Bush

  Encouragement, Character, People

  "A Conversation With Laura Bush: 'Education Is The Key'". Interview with Kevin M. Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2012.

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• Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.

  Laura Bush

  Age, Library, Sage

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• Diseases don't respect borders. You know, just at the edge of the American border, that isn't the edge of diseases. We need to be sure that we're looking worldwide. And it is in our security interest, as well as our moral interest, to pay attention to the rest of the world.

  Laura Bush

  Borders, Needs, Attention

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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.

  Laura Bush

  Girl, Mother, Hair

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• Research shows us that children who are read to from a very early age are more likely to begin reading themselves at an early age. They're more likely to excell in school. They're more likely to graduate secondary school and go to college.

  Laura Bush

  Children, Book, Reading

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