I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.

We are living longer, and we need to live better.

In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times.

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.