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.

I'm against an income tax because all the rich people hire lawyers and accountants to be sure that they don't pay income tax.

Life isn't fair, but government must be.

Young women should begin to build bone mass early in their lives. The more mass there is, the less they will lose in later life. They should enjoy a diet of calcium-rich foods and avoid food and drink that causes bone loss.

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

Poor George [Bush], he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.