politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.

If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?

By choosing a woman to run for your nation's second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement.

I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.

Some leaders are born women.

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

If you take advantage of everything that America has to offer, there's nothing you can't accomplish.

Every time a woman runs, women win.

Because seeing someone’s heart ripped out, presumably for the first time, is something a person should accept naturally, like finding out there’s no Santa Clause.

No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.

Emerging church leaders are not impressed by those who defend the Christian faith by promoting definitive answers to convince those who doubt the faith.

I mean, of course that's a theoretical question, and we don't know what it would be for, and we don't know how many numbers there are. I am against American combat troops being in Syria and Iraq.

If our work is stimulating and rewarding, if it pushes us to grow...we become more valuable human beings.

I think its good to worship as a family but its also important to worship as an individual.

Only those who do not work do not make mistakes.