In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

I have come to believe, more strongly than ever, that after people die they really do live on through those who love them.

I don't remember my father reading to me, but I remember him telling me bedtime stories. I got to pick what was in them, and then he'd make them up.

The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.