If I had given up everything that my life was about ... I'd let cancer win before it needed to.

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.

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.

What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a difference. But then we forget. We've forgotten Katrina victims, we've forgotten the face of poverty.

If I had given up everything that my life was about ... I'd let cancer win before it needed to.

We have a middle class that lives on a razor blade. So sometimes when you say poverty, you neglect a large portion of the population.

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