Laura Bush Sure Quotations

I don't know if you remember this, but I had a job prior to president, I was the governor of a border state. And my pledge to the people of California is that the federal government will work closely with the state government and local government to provide assets, manpower, detention space, to do our duty, and that is to make sure this border of ours is secure.

You need to do your duty as a son or a daughter and get this information to your mom or your dad, ... That's what you need to do. You need to make sure that you help investigate what's possible and not miss a really good opportunity.

It's really very important to make sure that all the schools on the Gulf Coast are back up and running, and have safe places for children to play. That'll bring parents back; if they know their children will be safe.

And I'm confident that the local school districts will still want to maintain a high standard of excellence and make sure every child learns to read and write and add and subtract,

The federal government will be a welcoming agency, ... It will put money up to allow faith-based programs to compete side-by-side with secular programs all aimed at making sure America is the greatest country possible for every single citizen.

David Dreier cares a lot about a lot of issues. One of the issues that he's been talking to me a lot about is to make sure the federal government does its job in enforcing our borders to keep illegal folks out of our country,

Historic preservation has an important place in America. 'Preserve America' promotes education, historical preservation and economic development while encouraging a greater appreciation of our national treasure from monuments and buildings to landscapes and main streets.

We have overcome the institutionalized bigotry that Dr. King fought, ... Now our challenge is to make sure that every child has a fair chance to succeed in life.

I mean, my children are grown, and I still felt like I had to reassure them, ... And then, to be perfectly frank, I called my mother because I wanted her to reassure me.

But you know, it's not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, it's not easy for me. I'm sure it's not easy for her. There's a lot of scrutiny on families that isn't always wanted.

Reading will give you lasting pleasure.

I'm sure we'll put some safeguards in place to make sure we're not overspending.

made extraordinary efforts to make sure that the children who have been upset by this hurricane are able to find some comfort and some solace in the midst of their anguish by being able to go to a school.

Even though progress has been made, there's more to do, ... There are still people in our society who hurt. There's still prejudice holding people back. There's still a school system that doesn't elevate every child so they can learn. There's still a need for us to hear the words of Martin Luther King to make sure the hope of America extends its reach into every neighborhood across this land.

The people have given us the duty to fend them and that duty sometimes requires the violent restraint of violent men, ... In some cases, the measured use of force is all that protects us from a chaotic world ruled by force.

My pledge to the people of California is that the federal government will work closely with state government and local government to provide assets, manpower, detention space, to do our duty, and that is to make sure this border of ours is secure,

It's going to take partnerships between government and between corporations, between individuals, and the faith-based groups, to make sure all of these people really will be able to rebuild their lives. And I want to encourage everybody, all Americans, to remember this is going to take a long time, ... ...So I want to encourage everyone across the country to continue to volunteer, to continue to contribute.

I think the American people expect the United States government and the president to do what they can to make sure there's not an attack by foreign terrorists.