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

You don't deliberately submit people you love to something like that. I don't think I'd run again for vice-president. Next time I'd run for president.

I think Obama was terribly sexist.

I do believe in the power of prayer.

The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents.

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

I knew what leukemia and lymphoma were, but I had never heard of multiple myeloma.