We need one strong hombre or hombre-ette, and I'm the hombre-ette to go and stand for you in Washington DC.

And I took a walk and I just went to prayer and I said Lord, what would you have me do in the Minnesota state senate? And just through prayer I knew that I was to introduce the marriage amendment in Minnesota.

I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a dual citizen since I was married in 1978, I have never exercised any rights of that citizenship.

I don’t have anything against Jimmy Fallon, I love him, he’s a kick...

I think if we give Glenn Beck the numbers, he can solve this [the national debt].

I think that the American people are curious about who a candidate is, what their background is, who their family is, what their faith experience has been, their education, their work experience. All of those are factors that voters look at because they want to take a measure of the individual.

My ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander-in-chief.