Quotes from Laura Bush

I mean, the part you don't like, I mean, that's the only part. That's the part no one likes, and that is the criticisms, and the unfair criticisms, I might add, of my husband. But that's also just a fact of life in politics.

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

They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with. They're very lively, as I think people can tell. And you know, they're very confident girls.

You till be glad to know the President is practicing safe snacks. in reference to her husband's fainting spell caused by a pretzel

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.

I turned to books for comfort.

I think it's important that (Roe v. Wade) remain legal for medical reasons and other reasons.

As long as we have books, we are not alone.

There is nothing political about American literature.

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

Maybe it is the media that has us divided.

I was born upon the prairie, where the wind blew free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures, and where everything drew a free breath.

We must choose between a world of fear and a world of progress. We cannot stand by and do nothing while dangers gather.

I Read, I Smoke, I Admire.

The president doesn't have the luxury of behaving like a smart-aleck kid on a school playground; he has to work not just with Congress but with leaders around the world.

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

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.

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

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

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.

There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.

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

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.

The ages between birth and age 5 are the foundation upon which successful lives are built.