Ann Romney

“Everywhere I go people come up to me, they mob me - anyone who has MS or has a relative with MS - they come up and hug and cry.”

“I'd sit on a horse and forget I was even sick.”

“I love the fact that there are also women out there that don't have a choice and they must go to work and they still have to raise the kids. Thank goodness that we value those people too.”

“Well you know, I think a lot of us in marriage know that you play different roles at different times. And Mitt can get very intense, and I can have the ability to kind of talk him off the rails sometimes and say, 'Hey let's look at what is really important and let's do that now.'”

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

“I can tell you and promise you that I've had struggles in my life. And I would love to have people understand that Mitt and I have compassion for people that are struggling.”

“Riding exhilarated me; it gave me a joy and a purpose.”

“My faith experience, well, as you can imagine, you need a lot of faith to raise five boys.”

“You know how exasperated you can be when you're the mother of five young boys.”

“That's why I like to get out there, and get people to see the other side of Mitt, and know us in a different reflection when you see the family and how funny he is with the boys and with the grandkids. And you know, just what a super guy he is. That's part of what I am doing, is letting people see the other side of Mitt.”

“How I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones I have and the people that I care about in my life, and that's where my values are and that's where my riches are.”

“It may look perfect, but that's one thing I have learned about life is that it isn't always what it looks.”

“I do recognize the most valuable work being done across the country is that work being done inside the four walls in our homes. And let us not forget how important the work of the mother and father are to raising responsible citizens.”

“It's been quite an experience, being conservative and living in the North East.”

“You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward.”

“It's the moms who always have to work a little harder, to make everything right.”

“Having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, and I am continually amazed by the level of support I receive from individuals across the country.”

“I know what it's like to finish the laundry and to look in the basket five minutes later and it's full again. I know what it's like to pull all the groceries in, and see the teenagers run through, and all of a sudden, all of the groceries you just bought a few hours ago are gone.”

“Sometimes when I hear criticism of my husband, I want to come out of my seat and clock somebody. But you learn to take a deep breath.”

“And I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that because the days are long, the road is hard, the trials are there and I never know when, I have this little gray cloud that's over my head, when it's gonna start raining on me again. And I do need everyone's prayers. But I also believe that we're here for a purpose, and Mitt is prepared.”