I think doctors have really come up to speed and understand that more women than men die of heart disease. [But] all the research on heart disease has really been based on men, and needs to be updated with research on women - even very early-stage research is done using male rats!

It's not easy to have the job of president. It's not easy to run for it. And it's not a job for the feint of heart.

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

It's really important, obviously, for people to realize that it is a very small percentage, only 1 percent of our total economy, of our total budget, and I think that's important for people to know. But I also know that Americans are very generous and that many, many Americans are proud that their taxpayer dollar has saved lives in Africa through the president's malaria initiative or through PEPFAR, the emergency relief plan for AIDS.

The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.

Don't start smoking. It's much harder to stop than it is not to start at all.

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