Laura Bush Quotes

Girls learn how to relate to men from the way their fathers love them. And if their fathers really love them and want the very best for them, then they've seen that kind of good behavior that they'd want in a husband.

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.

If I'm just at the White House, I have meetings in my office, I sign letters, I plan different things. Late in the afternoon, I'll quit working and wait for my husband to get home.

No one likes to be criticized.

Bluffton is growing. But we must hold on to that small-town character.

Libraries are community treasure chests, loaded with a wealth of information available to everyone equally, and the key to that treasure chest is the library card. I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

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.

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

Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights.

Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all.

Giving homeless children the chance to be educated, giving them this ticket to their futures, is so wonderful. They will have the chance to not repeat the suffering of their childhoods in their own families. They can build secure and safe lives for themselves and their children.

I was the same way after graduating with a degree in education. I started to teach and I was wondering: do I really know how to teach?

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

I turned to books for comfort. (Former First Lady, Laura Bush)

I like politics. I like traveling in the United States.

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.

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.

We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.

I think disease and all the things that we treat are tied to national security in a lot of ways that we maybe don't realize or that the American people don't realize. If other countries have a chance to be stable, then that helps us. If there are ways we can prevent if there are ways we can help other countries defeat diseases, we're about to totally eradicate polio. And can you imagine? That would be so terrific.

Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

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.

What I want for children in our country and around the world is safe, stable and loving homes.

Well, I think we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as traditionally between a man and a woman. But I also know that, you know, when couples are committed to each other and love each other, that they ought to have I think the same sort of rights that everyone has.

The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.

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.

I've always loved children. When I was working with children as a librarian, I loved being with them and working around them.

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

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.

You 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.

I said, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later.' Nine o'clock and Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep.

It's a huge advantage to have parents who read to you. And it's an advantage that lasts a lifetime.

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.

I think doctors have really come up to speed and understand that more women than men die of heart disease. [But] all the research on heart disease has really been based on men, and needs to be updated with research on women - even very early-stage research is done using male rats!

There are gender health differences, and we need to know what they are.

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.

I have always admired organizations that help children grow and learn, and organizations that protect and shelter children when no one else does. And I wanted to draw attention to these organizations and recognize the contributions they were making to the country and to our children in particular.

My husband and I have always incorporated things into our life that reduce stress. We're very careful with our health. We go to bed early. In this job, fatigue would be very detrimental! We've always eaten very healthily; now it's really particularly easy because we have a chef.

There's a very close tie between good health and good education.

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.

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

I see that one part of the education of women is health education. We know that women who are educated have much healthier families.

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.

Books are important. They help you sleep at night.

The National Federation of Republican Women has a long history of helping bring women into the political process while promoting the Republican cause.

Reading will give you lasting pleasure.

It was an honor and a thrill to have the chance to meet His Holiness, Pope Benedict, and then to have lunch with Prime Minister Berlusconi.... I think Italy and the U. S. have a very strong friendship and relationship, and I'm proud of that.

There's nothing political about American literature.