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I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.
There will be great presidents again but there will never be another Camelot.
If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life.
I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.
I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.
You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
Strength that goes wrong is even more dangerous than weakness that goes wrong.
Nobody else is going to do the things which are yours to be done in the world.
...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand.
I'm not wild about the term first lady. I'd just like to be called Laura Bush.
I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.
You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
Friends aren't any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.
I believe that there is a future in anything that one is vitally interested in.
Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.
When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them
We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.
I feel theres enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.
A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.
You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.
The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.
You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.
I think employers need help in understanding how to translate a military career.
There are many different ways that a military person's career can be translated.
I feel there's enough seriousness in the world without seeing it in the theatre.
Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.
Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.
I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
When you walk through that door of opportunity you don't slam it shut behind you.
I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.
I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive.
I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.
I have always tried my best to do what I thought was the right thing at the time.
Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home.
The very next thing you need to be doing is the thing that terrifies you the most.
The world conspires to help those who are in love with the beauty of their dreams.
There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
The beauty of my job is that I get to see more of that America. And that feeds me.
You know, the polls show that 70 percent of the people are for stem-cell research.
I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us.
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.