I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.

I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.

I do have the most marvelous husband, children, and grandchildren.

I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.

I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.