The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you're not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm just like you. They don't ask their public officials to be perfect. They just ask them to be smart, truthful, honest, and show a modicum of good sense.

Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.

If you can't fill the till, then don't pass the bill.

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.