My life didn't really begin until I met Ronnie.

Remember, I'm a doctor's daughter. So obviously I'm interested in all medical things.

I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.

Drugs take away the dream from every child's heart and replace it with a nightmare. And it's time we in America stand up and replace those dreams.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.

I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them.