Mitt doesn't like to talk about how he has helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking point.

I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms.

If you really want to know how a person will operate, look at how they've lived their life.

A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I have is a real marriage.

It may look perfect, but that's one thing I have learned about life is that it isn't always what it looks.

I know for certain people I'm championing a struggle that they're going through.

You have to recognize that deep within your soul, you know who you are - and let [the criticism] go right by you. If you're reacting to it, you're letting it get to you.