I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us.

But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets.

Every time a woman runs, women win.

What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion.

National campaigns are tough. Yes, you have to be prepared to be attacked, and I have to tell you, if you get elected, you have to also be prepared.

It's okay in this country to be sexist. It's certainly not okay to be racist.

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