If you know someone who has lost a child, and you're afraid to mention them because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they died-you're not reminding them. They didn't forget they died. What you're reminding them of is that you remembered that they lived, and that is a great gift.

I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs.

Those who need a champion cannot afford compromise, in the face of forces that are powerful, persistent and pernicious and greedy.

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.

In a sense, having cancer takes you by the shoulders and shakes you.

I could be wrong, but I think heterosexual marriage is threatened more by heterosexuals. I don't know why gay marriage challenges my marriage in any way.

I would have made different choices. You know, I might have married somebody else.