I used to wear real fur, but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.

The more you adapt, the more interesting you are.

I support Alice Waters in her desire that there be a vegetable garden at the White House. I don't think they should rip up the Rose Garden, because that's something that I love. They should probably dig up another patch and grow some vegetables there.

Our families and our homes are the center of American life, Everything we do is to make those homes-and the lives in them-more beautiful, more comfortable, more functional and more full of life and light and joy for those we love.

I'm always on the lookout for those good, simple solutions to everyday problems.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of people many different kinds of things.