Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.

If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.

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.

Whatever the era...one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first.

I'm a liberal when it comes to human rights, the poor; so's George Bush. . . . But Liberal and Conservative don't mean much to me anymore. Does that mean we care about people and are interested and want to help? And if that makes you a Liberal, so be it.

The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.