I'm a mother of five, and raising five babies, little children, you have to make use of time in a very effective way. So, I think that may have trained me.

Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

Hamas is a humanitarian organization.

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

If I had my way, sporting guns would be strictly regulated, the rest would be confiscated

I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels.

Pass the bill to find out what's in it

As many of you know, I came from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one - it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.

Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.

I don’t remember saying that everybody in the country would have a lower premium.

Strange clothes you wear, Child of the Dragon. Has the Wheel turned so far? Do the People of the Dragon return to the first Covenant? But you wear a sword. That is neither now nor then.

There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth. I thought it would be sexier if it were in-camera cuts. So I did that.

One hires lawyers as on hires plumbers, because one wants to keep one's hands off the beastly drains.

Consistency is the foundation of virtue.

I think if someone could demonstrate to me that fiction did no good, I would still do it, because I think it does good for me.

Beware of solipsism Funny word. Sounds like it means "love of melons" or something. I looked it up. It means believing that "the self is the only reality." Am I solipsist?

The Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy.

Finding oneself and one's path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow

The script - and a good one - tells you everything that you need to know.

There is no food closer to my heart than cheese. In fact, according to my doctor, it has nearly filled my aorta.