The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.

I'm a competitive person, but I have never understood people's competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.

I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.

I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee.

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.