From somber, serious sullen saints, save us, O Lord.

What people say doesn't really matter. It's best to just brush it off and move on.

People make fun of Jersey girls, but I think they're just jealous.

I’m a Jersey girl, no one can knock me down

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it.

I know everyone is busy in life and for them to take out the time to still think about me and send me a card or a letter, that really meant the world to me. I'm grateful for that.

I try to look at things in a positive way. If someone says something negative to me, I'll just turn it around into a positive.

Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly.

I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an unhealthy institution.

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

History never embraces more than a small part of reality

I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete.

When the heart gets into prayer, every beat of the heart creates a miracle.

As a reader, I notice political views regardless of whether or not the book is fiction. What annoys me is when said views do nothing to advance the narrative.

The first person you lead is you.

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.