Ann Romney

Motherhood was my career. I'm totally satisfied with that. ”

My career choice was to be a mother. ”

I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. ”

My kids don't drink and don't smoke. For me, that's a great blessing. ”

I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and religious freedom is one of the most important things we as Americans cherish. ”

When you're used to being healthy and strong and vibrant and everything and then - bang - overnight you're desperately ill, it's frightening. ”

I know what it's like to struggle and to have those concerns that all mothers have. ”

The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance. ”

The thing that's nice about pregnancy is that in the end, you have a baby. ”

As his partner on this amazing journey, I can tell you Mitt Romney was not handed success. He built it. ”