Doctors are our partners, and they need all the assistance we can give them to be sure we get the right diagnosis.

Life isn't fair, but government must be.

I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.

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'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.

Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.

Oh, I would probably have raised more hell.