Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I'm no different, I've made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness.

When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card.

A man can do a television interview and roll out of bed 15 minutes before; it's just not the same for a woman. A woman has to pay attention to her hair, makeup, clothing, and jewelry choices.

Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level.

That's part of the problem, the overkill. And when they make it complicated, they make it expensive and so then you can no longer stay in business.

I'm an affectionate person I'm a person who hugs, hugs people and I shake hands.

I grew up with three brothers and no sisters. That's the best preparation for politics any girl can have.