We know how unhealthy it is. I know what happens, though - young women start smoking because they don't think they're really going to keep smoking.

What I want for children in our country and around the world is safe, stable and loving homes.

Research shows us that children who are read to from a very early age are more likely to begin reading themselves at an early age. They're more likely to excell in school. They're more likely to graduate secondary school and go to college.

Libraries are community treasure chests, loaded with a wealth of information available to everyone equally, and the key to that treasure chest is the library card. I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

There are gender health differences, and we need to know what they are.

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.

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.