Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence.

First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

My greatest disappointment in all the projects I worked on during the White House years was the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment to be ratified. ... Why all the controversy and why such difficulty in giving women the protection of the Constitution that should have been theirs long ago?

Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities.

Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can be for the rest of his or her life.

There is clearly much left to be done, and whatever else we are going to do, we had better get on with it.