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.

I'm tired now of the elections.

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

Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength-all the family values-in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that you are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now.

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.

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.

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