To this day George Sr. is the soft touch and I'm the enforcer. I'm the one who writes them a letter and says 'Shape up!' He writes, 'You're marvelous.'

. . . learning never ends, and as we enter the next century, it will be more and more important for all Americans to be lifelong learners. . . . every one of us can contribute in some way to a better-educated America.

I hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word.

Describing life out of the public eye to David Letterman, December 6th, 1996 It's been different. I started driving again. I started cooking again. My driving's better than my cooking. George has discovered Sam's Club.

You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

Show me a wife who doesn't offer advice and I'll show you one who doesn't care very much.