Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared they are to start school, and ultimately, their long-term achievement. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Most people understand that the more words children are exposed to, the stronger their vocabularies will be. But fewer people are aware that the quality of the words also significantly affects brain development. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive? — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
My grandfather Prescott passed down the idea that you would only run for office after you had built a financial base - then it… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Politics lasts only so long - though today it's getting harder to tell where the campaigning stops and the governing begins. — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Know thyself. Remain steadfast. Follow your dreams. These are great directives and perfectly fitting for graduates. But reality is that achieving dreams takes a… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
As more time passes, people see my father for what he is - one of the last of a generation who went into government… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Dad's astute knowledge of foreign policy impressed Gorbachev during the time of the Berlin Wall when Dad refused to gloat during the reunification of… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
What a difficult time that must have been for my mother, only twenty-four years old, grieving for her mother, giving birth to her own… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Reading to babies creates such a special parent-child bond and so strongly influences a child's language skills that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
Life after the White House found Dad enjoying having his grandchildren around and letting go of all the enormous burden he shouldered throughout his… — Dorothy Bush Koch Copy Share Image
