I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat.

You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing.

The fight for the future of Texas is just beginning.

The last thing Texas women need in their lives is Greg Abbott.

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

A tree fell on Greg Abbott - he sued and got millions.

Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future.

Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.

I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.

The best of Texas is yet to come.

I care about life and I have a record of fighting for people above all else.

Life is eternal and, at the same time, ephemeral.

We are all disciples of the light.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

To me, natural, healthy looking skin is really beautiful. With a little concealer, eyeshadow, liner, gloss and bronzer, I love my lighter makeup look. I've saved so much money on facials!

You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character.

King of kings, that must be Elvis.

I was and still am a massive fan of [Murphy] Cillian's work - always have been. Obviously he's a great deal older than me, so I've sort of grew up watching Cillian's work. But I'm very much a fan.

You must either conquer and rule or serve and lose, suffer or triumph, be the anvil or the hammer.

You can do a lot in a lifetime, if you don't burn out too fast/You can make the most of the distance/First you need endurance/First you've got to last.

Whatever a woman's reason may say, her feelings tell her the truth.