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.

If you don't run, you can't win.

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

I don't like to practice ahead of time what I'm going to say.

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.

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