Laura Bush

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

“The English language lacks the words to mourn an absence. For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend, we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful some not. Still we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only “I’m sorry for your loss.” But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?”

“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.”

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

“I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America.”

“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." the Great Comanche war chief, Ten Bears”

“The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.”

“A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.”

“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.”

“I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too.”

“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 campaigns to really be involved in.”

“Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.”

“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.”

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

“Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.”

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

“I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view.”

“I'm not the one who was elected. I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view.”

“Politics is a people business. I like people.”

“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.”