Laura Bush Quotes
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.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I feel like I'm going backwards, actually, as I get older. I'm regressing. I feel more and more like a kid, which is kind of a fun feeling.
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.
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The kids can see that there are more parts to me than just being their mom; I wear a couple of different hats and have other roles to play.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
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Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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I remember the days of sitting at book signings, playing with my pen when no one would come, and still I even then thought I was living the dream, because I had a book out.
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Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
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He reached across and fingered the pendant; I felt it move against my skin. "Willow, look," He said. "We haven't talked much about what might happen, but...you know that I always want to be with you, right? I mean--no matter what." And I had known it; I felt it every time he held me--but even so, actually hearing the words made my heart catch. "I want that, too," I said. "Always, Alex.
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I keep cryin’ tears of joy. I guess that’s what you’re put here for- to change these tears of pain to tears of happiness.
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The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts: 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song for thinking hearts.
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There are two kinds of music. One comes from the strings of a guitar, the other from the strings of the heart. One sound comes from a chamber orchestra, the other from the beating of the heart's chamber. One comes from an instrument of graphite and wood, the other from an organ of flesh and blood. This loftier music I speak of tonight is more pleasing than the notes of the most gifted composers, more moving than a marching band, more harmonious than a thousand voices joined in hymn and more powerful than all the world's percussion instruments combined. That sweet sound of love.
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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.
