Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
We see all around the world where women's rights are denied, where governments don't believe in educating their girls. There are 800 million people in the world who are illiterate and 75 percent of them are women and girls. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections,… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
I've always liked walking; that's one of my favorite things to do, and I try to walk every day. [In Washington, D.C.] I can't walk outside, but we have the treadmill. And I walked eight miles at the ranch last weekend. Now I also lift weights, which is also great for bone strength. [Mrs. Bush mimes a biceps curl and… — Laura Bush Copy Share
Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s, I was a bookworm - spent 12 hours of the day in the library. How I met George,… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
If you take the burden of health care, of diseases off the backs of some other countries, it gives them a chance to use… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
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… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
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… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books,… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
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,… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all. — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
When I heard that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined - when I heard that, I knew. The other thing that's… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
