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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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Laura Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
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Laura Welch Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush
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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.
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The National Book Festival is a great way for families and friends to share the creative works of some of America's most-loved authors, .. Readers of all ages can listen to favorite writers speaking about their books, have books autographed, meet many storybook characters and enjoy a day on the National Mall.
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I think it’s important that (Roe v. Wade) remain legal for medical reasons and other reasons.
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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?
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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.
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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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I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.
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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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For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.
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As long as we have books, we are not alone.
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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.
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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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An educated child is better equipped to handle all the challenges of life, from finding work to avoiding diseases like HIV/AIDS.
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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 know how unhealthy it is. I know what happens, though - young women start smoking because they don't think they're really going to keep smoking.
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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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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!
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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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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.
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I like this idea of generation after generation helping children on the streets, kids who have run away fleeing violence. I like the whole idea of opening arms for children who have nowhere else to go, sleeping by dumpsters.
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