I'm the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

A platform is something a candidate stands for and the voters fall for.

A young boy shouldn't be given up for hopeless just because he's lazy, surly, and good for nothing. Don't be discouraged by those things - maybe he's just trying to be like his daddy.

Let's all pull together and make these United States the grandest place in this whole country. I see a vision. A glorious vision. A united people, marching forward shoulder to shoulder, giving their all for the common good, working while I whistle.

Gracie: "Don't give up, Blanche. Women don't do that. Look at Betsy Ross, Martha Washington-they didn't give up. Look at Nina Jones." Blanche Morton: "Nina Jones?" Gracie: "I've never heard of her either, because she gave up."

A friend asked her doctor if a woman should have children after thirty-five. I said, "Thirty-five children is enough for any woman.