How rude would I be, walking around and saying: 'Hello. I'm Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently.

I didn't like not having work and not having people return my calls.

I didn't want to get married. What I knew of most men was something I didn't want any part of. I just wanted to work on my career.

The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.

How rude would I be, walking around and saying: 'Hello. I'm Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently.

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own.

There was a point when I almost gave up. I couldn't feed myself. I couldn't feed my pets.