I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

As long as music survives, poetry will never die.

I want you to stay. I need you to go.

She was not a girl of ice and glass at all, but a girl of sunshine and stardust.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

I don't play a character. It's totally just an extension of myself.

Reasoned and willing obedience to the laws of the State is the first lesson in non-co-operation.

My hair is such a statement that it's like a neon sign asking for trouble.

It is history that teaches us to hope.

I brought color to bridal. There was one whole season of blush. If you think about the bareness, the illusion (fabric), the corsets that I did in bridal, they were trends in ready-to-wear, too.

It's easier to lose than to win.