I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

A lot of people have tried to put labels on me, but right now I'm focused on being Kristi Noem and getting my message out to South Dakotans.

I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are alarmed with the spending and the debt that we have.

So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.

We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth.

Appeal with respect to elderly people as you would to the members of your own family.

I am no longer surprise by situation.

Measure your success by the ladder you set for yourself and not on what somebody achieved or done!

We are game-playing, fun-having creatures, we are the otters of the universe.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.

I look forward to taking on issues regarding the Constitution, intellectual property, terrorism, and other legal and regulatory reforms.

Our opinions are what we'll be known for; our love is what we'll be remembered for

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit.

I don't want to not live because of my fear of what could happen.