growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.

[What she told herself before interviews:] I am the way I am; I look the way I look; I am my age.

the apathy and inattention of the average citizen is beyond comprehension.

By the very fact of public life, one seems to lose humanity in people's eyes.

One is not allowed a grief for a life never lived. Yet one has buried the fruit of love, and a great deal of hope and many dreams.

It is hard for many people today to make the distinction between religion and religiosity, the latter a dangerous parody of the former.

... men of power are seldom protected from their own infirmities by the men subordinate to them -- not even in the sad circumstances of mental exhaustion.

Education means breaking free from the manacles of limitations put forward by primitive ignorance.

If the Lord hasn't got a boyfriend lined up for me to marry, that's his business.

Only in the eyes of love you can find infinity.

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. And if you can't do that, force a smile on your face and sob into your pillow later.

Thankfully, I don't have a real mullet.

History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.

I like stories that leave you wanting more, leave you wondering, but don't tell you everything.

The best investment you can make is in yourself.