We have to make sure that our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight, no matter how they feel. We need to make sure that our kids know that we love them no matter who they are, what they look like, what they're eating.

We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health. ...We can't lie around on the couch eating French fries and candy bars and expect our kids to eat carrots and run around the block.

We're going to have to change our traditions, our history.

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

Talking is good. Conversations have to be forever.

We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.