Hawaii is a special place because we have a very diverse population there, who are very respectful and tolerant of those who have differing opinions and different views.

I am a military police officer and I have served on two deployments my first was to Iraq, in a medical unit, and my second deployment was to Kuwait, as a military police platoon leader.

Every soldier knows this simple fact: If you don't know your enemy, you will not be able to defeat him.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.

I've seen firsthand the high human cost of war.

A military mindset is objectively analyzing a planned course of action and anticipating the likely consequences before you take that action.

These days, it's often women in uniform - moms, wives, even grandmothers - who deploy and leave their families behind.

As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty.

As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.

When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.

A woman does not become whole, until she has a baby.

Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.

Because sometimes in life, sweetheart. The bad guys win-Ford 'Blame It on the Pain

Do you want to lead, or do you want to be liked?

Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are.

To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.

I always wanted to be a psychiatrist.

There have been waves of reform in the past. I see no reason why they wouldn't happen again.

As idiotic as optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off.

Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?