Americans ... want leaders who share their values, understand their needs, and respect their intelligence.

Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa.

The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

One out of every 12 jobs in the economy is connected in some way, shape or form to what happens on the farm.

If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation.

We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.

People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.

There are a lot of farmers and ranchers who are struggling. I get on my knees every day. If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.

Revolutions are defined not only by the ideas that drive them but by the scale of their impact.

Loneliness is a state when you have not yet grown to love yourself enough.

The advice he reads in Ann Landers – good advice as long as you don’t need it, perfectly sensible as long as you don’t have any use for it.

A little inhumanity does not describe you as heartless, rather, it is a way of telling others that you have a heart that can get angry.

To make someone wait: the constant prerogative of all power, "age-old pastime of humanity".

There's something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn't just crutch on blood and the almost pornographic view of fear.

The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.

With my size and speed, my ability to make moves and great vision, I'm sometimes feel like it's an unfair advantage over the defense.

Nothing will undermine your effectiveness as a leader faster than a bad marriage.

'I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?'