We always get up about 5:30, and George gets up and goes in and gets the coffee and brings it to me, and that's been our ritual since we got married. And we read the newspapers in bed and drink coffee for about an hour probably, read our briefing papers.
From Laura Bush
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.
Politics is a people business. I like people.
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.
Maybe it is the media that has us divided.
Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.
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.
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.
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, and the unfair criticisms, I might add, of my husband. But that's also just a fact of life in politics.
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.
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