A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

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

Some leaders are born women.

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

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.

The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper.