For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.

Girls learn how to relate to men from the way their fathers love them. And if their fathers really love them and want the very best for them, then they've seen that kind of good behavior that they'd want in a husband.

I'm inspired by my faith of course, and all the different people around me.

Diseases don't respect borders. You know, just at the edge of the American border, that isn't the edge of diseases. We need to be sure that we're looking worldwide. And it is in our security interest, as well as our moral interest, to pay attention to the rest of the world.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

My mother was my Girl Scout leader, and George's mother was his Cub Scout leader. In fact, that's when some say her hair turned white.

There's nothing political about American literature.