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

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

I am opposed to both cloning and the destruction of human embryos and adamantly opposed to funding of 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 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.

sad things are beautiful only from a distancetherefore you just want to get away from themfrom a distance of one hundred and thirty years ....i'm going to distance myself until the world is beautiful

Eternity is a long time to spend alone, without others of your kind.

And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.

You have to have horror that is entertaining, where you can laugh. Most people don't want you to laugh at horror. They just want you to just be disgusted and terrified.

The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.

Suffering is a corrective to point out a lesson which by other means we have failed to grasp, and never can it be eradicated until that lesson is learnt.

I think audiences can deal with these mature themes.

We're waiting for something to change into something worth waiting for

Forgiveness is the nature of my art in general. It's expressing love and compassion, the kinds of things that don't make sense in any other context other than emotive expression.

Lots of people say it's the song. For me, it's not always the song - there's something bigger: the spirit of an artist.