Another son came along 18 months later, although we waited four years to have the third, because Mitt was still in school and we had no income except the stock we were chipping away at. We were living on the edge, not entertaining. No, I did not work. Mitt thought it was important for me to stay home with the children, and I was delighted.

I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.

The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby.

It's the moms of this nation - single, married, widowed - who really hold this country together. We're the mothers, we're the wives, we're the grandmothers, we're the big sisters, we're the little sisters, we're the daughters. You know it's true, don't you? You're the ones who always have to do a little more.

Motherhood was my career. I'm totally satisfied with that.

The secret to a happy marriage is a sense of humor, because marriage throws you curveballs. It is not easy.

I am so mad at the press I could just strangle them!