You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.

Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.

I'm not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I'm saying that if you opt for children - be you man or woman - you have to take care of them.

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.

Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It's supposed to be fun.

Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.

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.'