In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per 100,000 residents. And if these 10 cities just cut their obesity rates down to the national average, all added up they combine to save nearly $500 million in healthcare costs each year.

I have the privilege of working on the issues that I choose and the issues that I feel most passionate about. It's been a privilege.

Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you?

I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need.

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

Wounded Warriors tell me they're not just going to walk again, they're going to run, and they're going to run marathons!

I always want to be on the cusp of being in the best shape that I can be. What I'm discovering is that the older you get, the more work you have to do to stay there.