The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.

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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children,...

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children,...

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my...

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my...

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not...

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more...

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is...

I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is...

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do....

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's...

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's...

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, thats...

It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, thats...

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of...

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of...

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...