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certainly the women's health part is something that I've become very interested in. It's not something I thought about when George [Bush] was elected...what I'd always been interested in was education.

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Laura Bush
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
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Former First Lady Of The United States
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Laura Welch Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush
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We all, parents, educators, community leaders, and every... citizen, need to come together to find new ways to engage children with the natural environment.
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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 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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There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.
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What I want for children in our country and around the world is safe, stable and loving homes.
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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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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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Maybe it is the media that has us divided.
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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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Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all.
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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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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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The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.
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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.
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Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.
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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.
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Books are important. They help you sleep at night.
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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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