I've always loved children. When I was working with children as a librarian, I loved being with them and working around them.

We see all around the world where women's rights are denied, where governments don't believe in educating their girls. There are 800 million people in the world who are illiterate and 75 percent of them are women and girls.

I have always admired organizations that help children grow and learn, and organizations that protect and shelter children when no one else does. And I wanted to draw attention to these organizations and recognize the contributions they were making to the country and to our children in particular.

We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.

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

I think it’s important that (Roe v. Wade) remain legal for medical reasons and other reasons.

In many developing countries, girls don't go to school. They stay home. They are at the water wells, bringing water back and forth to the village. Or they are doing chores, preparing meals, farming. Some cultures think girls and women shouldn't be educated, and those are very often the places where the treatment of women and girls is the worst.