I look at myself as a product of my choices, not a victim of my circumstances.

In terms of going into the West Wing, I will do whatever the president-elect and the vice president-elect - I worked with Mike Pence for 10 years - they believe is my best and highest use for them.

Know who you are and possess that confidence and just tune out the naysayers and the critics in a way where you feel like you possess a certain patience and perspective that many of us in the bubble lack.

Donald Trump's against amnesty and I'm against amnesty, not that anybody should care what a consultant thinks.

For somebody who's never run for office before, Donald Trump understands that old axiom, "Define yourself before you're defined."

It's a big country out there and there are tens of millions of Americans who like what the president [Donald Trump] is doing.

The excuse of divided government is over: they have the House and the Senate as well; they have the state legislatures; they have a majority of the governors. And that's exciting. But for me, I think the lesson also is all the opportunities out there for women, increasingly in politics and media and public policy and government affairs - all the things we do here in Washington - that we still have to make choices, there are limits.