I think you have to deal with grief in the sense that you have to recognize that you have it, and say that it's OK to have all the sadness.

I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

I have an awfully good life.

Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.

I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew, leaders who told us when things were tough and that we'd have to sacrifice, and that these difficulties might last awhile. They didn't tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose.

Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.