I do not think that there are any men who are faithful to their wives.

I think my biggest achievement is that after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane. I’m proud of that.

If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I’m thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family’s future.

The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.

The trouble with me is that I’m an outsider. And that’s a very hard thing to be in American life.

You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.