As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America.

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.

Kids nowadays...tend to go overboard [on] protein - something I believe to be totally unnecsssary...[I state in] my formula for basic good eating: Eat about one gram of protein for every two pounds of body weight.

Trust yourself,..dig deep down and ask yourself who you want to be? Not what, but who?

I never wanted to be a career politician. I always am interested just to take on challenges that everyone says are impossible to do and to take it on.

My kids just brought home a beautiful pumpkin, but you know what? I'm going to return it because it's a Democratic pumpkin. It has the orange color of John Kerry's tan, and the roundness of Teddy Kennedy.

Whatever I thought might hold me back, I avoided. I crossed girls off my list, except as tools for my sexual needs.