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.

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.

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

People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

Now is the time to move this country forward.

In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.