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?

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.

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.

We need to alert women everywhere about the seriousness of heart disease.

It's really important for boys to have a father around, or a grandfather, or an uncle - a man they can really relate to who loves them, and who they know loves them.

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

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.