--- title: "10 Ifs Quotes By Laura Bush" description: "10 Ifs quotes by Laura Bush. Plus more from Laura Bush and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/laura-bush-4252_abuse_women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-fre_655815.jpg" --- > [Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from injustice, if they are well-educated and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-freedom-and-protect-themselves/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/laura-bush-4252_abuse_women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-fre_655815.jpg) > [I said, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later.' Nine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/i-said-george-if-you-really-want-to-end-tyranny-in-this-world-you-re/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/laura-bush-4252_clock_i-said-george-if-you-really-want-to-end_1529280.jpg) > [In almost every single way, George and I share the same values. And if we differ on some issues, it's very, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/in-almost-every-single-way-george-and-i-share-the-same-values-and-if/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/laura-bush-4252_alike_in-almost-every-single-way-george-and-i_2743641.jpg) > [Because women don't expect to have heart disease, a lot of times they don't seek help if they have the early symptoms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/because-women-don-t-expect-to-have-heart-disease-a-lot-of-times-they/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/laura-bush-4252_disease_because-women-don-t-expect-to-have-heart_203069.jpg) > [Girls learn how to relate to men from the way their fathers love them. And if their fathers really love them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/girls-learn-how-to-relate-to-men-from-the-way-their-fathers-love-them/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/laura-bush-4252_behavior_girls-learn-how-to-relate-to-men-from-th_1945144.jpg) > [You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/you-know-there-are-a-lot-of-would-be-governors-of-texas-sitting-2/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d58/laura-bush-4252_governors_you-know-there-are-a-lot-of-would-be-gov_2830580.jpg) > [Children know that if they have a question about the world, the library is the place to find the answer. And someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/children-know-that-if-they-have-a-question-about-the-world-the/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/laura-bush-4252_answers_children-know-that-if-they-have-a-questi_408332.jpg) > [If you take the burden of health care, of diseases off the backs of some other countries, it gives them a chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/if-you-take-the-burden-of-health-care-of-diseases-off-the-backs-of/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/laura-bush-4252_burden_if-you-take-the-burden-of-health-care-of_132994.jpg) > [I think disease and all the things that we treat are tied to national security in a lot of ways that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/i-think-disease-and-all-the-things-that-we-treat-are-tied-to-national/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/laura-bush-4252_american-people_i-think-disease-and-all-the-things-that_561797.jpg) > [When I heard that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined - when I heard that, I knew. The other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/when-i-heard-that-heart-disease-kills-more-women-than-all-cancers/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/laura-bush-4252_blood_when-i-heard-that-heart-disease-kills-mo_399118.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Laura Bush > [When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/when-we-look-around-the-world-today-when-we-see-in-afghanistan-that/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/i-ve-always-liked-walking-that-s-one-of-my-favorite-things-to-do-and/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/educated-people-can-make-their-own-choices-about-their-governments/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [When I was in my 20s, I was a bookworm - spent 12 hours of the day in the library. How I met George,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/when-i-was-in-my-20s-i-was-a-bookworm-spent-12-hours-of-the-day-in/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [If you take the burden of health care, of diseases off the backs of some other countries, it gives them a chance to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/if-you-take-the-burden-of-health-care-of-diseases-off-the-backs-of/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/it-s-not-easy-to-have-the-job-of-president-it-s-not-easy-to-run-for/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/because-women-don-t-expect-to-have-heart-disease-a-lot-of-times-they/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/the-power-of-a-book-lies-in-its-power-to-turn-a-solitary-act-into-a/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/i-mean-the-part-you-don-t-like-i-mean-that-s-the-only-part-that-s-the/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/time-spent-in-nature-decreases-stress-and-anxiety-and-improves-focus/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/don-t-start-smoking-it-s-much-harder-to-stop-than-it-is-not-to-start/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [When I heard that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined - when I heard that, I knew. The other thing that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/when-i-heard-that-heart-disease-kills-more-women-than-all-cancers/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [Children know that if they have a question about the world, the library is the place to find the answer. And someone will always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/children-know-that-if-they-have-a-question-about-the-world-the/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/we-know-how-unhealthy-it-is-i-know-what-happens-though-young-women/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/jenna-s-traveled-with-me-they-ve-both-traveled-with-their-dad-this-is/) [Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bush/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/laura-bush/#itemlist", "name": "10 Ifs Quotes By Laura Bush", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from injustice, if they are well-educated and know their rights.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laura Bush" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bush/women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-freedom-and-protect-themselves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/laura-bush-4252_abuse_women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-fre_655815.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/laura-bush-4252_abuse_women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-fre_655815.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/laura-bush-4252_abuse_women-have-a-better-chance-to-secure-fre_655815.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Women have a better chance to secure freedom and protect themselves from violence, from abuse, from…” — Laura Bush", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I said, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later.' 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