I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face.

A successful marriage is a decision. You decide whether it's going to work, and then you turn around and you've been married 45 years.

I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.

I didn't know you were Catholic.

The Republicans have been baying at the moon for seven years, in March it was seven years since the president signed the bill. They've been baying at the moon that they had a better idea.

Nothing brings more money to the Treasury of the United States, than investment in education of the American people.

My daughter Alexandra once told me, "Mother, you're a pioneer. Now, hardly anybody cooks, but you were one of the first to stop." After 20 years of cooking, I started to appreciate the value of other people's work. So I would, say, go get a duck in Chinatown. I always had the salad and set the table, but I didn't have to clean the pots.