Laura Bush Quotes

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

I said, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later.' Nine o'clock and Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep.

When I was in my 20s, I was a bookworm - spent 12 hours of the day in the library. How I met George, I'll never know.

If I'm just at the White House, I have meetings in my office, I sign letters, I plan different things. Late in the afternoon, I'll quit working and wait for my husband to get home.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into a race when the time was right. If George is good at anything, it's timing.

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

Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all.

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

It's a huge advantage to have parents who read to you. And it's an advantage that lasts a lifetime.

There's nothing political about American literature.

There's a very close tie between good health and good education.

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.

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

I like politics. I like traveling in the United States.

Maybe it is the media that has us divided.

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 of heart.

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

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.

There is nothing political about American literature.