I am opposed to both cloning and the destruction of human embryos and adamantly opposed to funding of embryonic stem cell research.

The federal and state governments should ban the use of taxpayer funds to support cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

The road to recovery is to stimulate small business and innovation by reducing taxation, regulation, and litigation.

I'm pretty sure I'm not at war with myself.

I'm an average citizen and always have been.

I have a proven record as an effective legislator, which I believe is my greatest asset.

I am a Christian. My husband and I belong to the Episcopal Church.

At an early age, I quit high school at 17 and joined the Air Force.

The one endorsement that makes the most difference is from the constituents in the district.

Meaningful eye contact has the power to transcend time and space to connect us with others and can be one of the most gracious and important ways to demonstrate attention and respect.

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.

Sooner or later. It had better be sooner. Later is like the horizon; it recedes as you approach.

Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don't believe in gravity.

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.

Not a lot of people have jobs that they're really comfortable with, but I'm one of those people. I feel like I'm the luckiest girl on earth, and that's such a lovely feeling.

If the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn't forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.

We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of.

I just think it is so delightful to see people, let their elbows free. I think the exuberance of it all is really exciting to me. It's a signal of the abundance of diversity and creative expression.