I'm not a big-game hunter. I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

People have some really crazy ideas about love, friends and relationships. They have the absurd belief that their friends, children, family, lovers and companions can make them happy.

I'm a human being, I'm a friend, I'm a mom, I'm a writer, and I'm an artist. I do play electric guitar and all of that, but in the end, I'm just a person.

I cherish all of the times I've fallen on my face and made mistakes, because those experiences have made me who I am.

I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit.

Put on your big girl pants and deal.

Lord, give me Scotland or I die!

I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.

I'm a huge fan of The Sopranos, and suddenly, you find yourself going one-to-one with this guy who you've been watching for years, watching every flicker in his eye and every detail on his face.

I enjoy what I'm able to give my family.

A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.