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

Laura Bush

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Laura Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
Autobiographer
Former First Lady Of The United States
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Politician
Teacher
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Midland
Texas
Laura Welch Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush
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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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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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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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There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.
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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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We need to alert women everywhere about the seriousness of heart disease.
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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.
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Books are important. They help you sleep at night.
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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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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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I'm inspired by my faith of course, and all the different people around me.
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Maybe it is the media that has us divided.
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I'm not the one who was elected. Although she disagreed with her husband on a lot of issues, she emphasized, I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view.
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Reading will give you lasting pleasure.
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We can overcome evil with greater good.
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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.
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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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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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