I really didn't want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.

I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.

I had thought I would hate being First Lady... I loved it.

I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that's what I learned, it made sense to me. And I think it was kind of pointed out that you know if you were allergic to strawberries, you wouldn't eat strawberries. And that made sense to me.

Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.

I don't feel that because I'm First Lady, I'm very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone.

I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well.