My husband and I have always incorporated things into our life that reduce stress. We're very careful with our health. We go to bed early. In this job, fatigue would be very detrimental! We've always eaten very healthily; now it's really particularly easy because we have a chef.

I was the same way after graduating with a degree in education. I started to teach and I was wondering: do I really know how to teach?

It was an honor and a thrill to have the chance to meet His Holiness, Pope Benedict, and then to have lunch with Prime Minister Berlusconi.... I think Italy and the U. S. have a very strong friendship and relationship, and I'm proud of that.

An educated child is better equipped to handle all the challenges of life, from finding work to avoiding diseases like HIV/AIDS.

A good book is like an unreachable itch. You just can't leave it alone.

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.

No one likes to be criticized.