I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since.

Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas.

This is President Obama’s number one political agenda item because he knows we will never again have a Republican president, ever, if amnesty goes into effect.

It's tough to find a place not to like in Switzerland.

And what a bizarre time we're in, Jan, when a judge will say to little children that you can't say the pledge of allegiance, but you must learn that homosexuality is normal and you should try it.

Obama is for the 300 million souls of the United States what Andreas Lubitz was for the 150 souls of the Germanwings flight.

This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.

This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again.

I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.

The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy.

My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children.

If we act like prey, they’ll act like predators

The Church is not called to overthrow government but to influence culture.

Doakes had a first name! It was Albert - had anyone ever really called him that? Unthinkable. I had assumed his name was Sergeant.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable.

Not all comedy clubs or situations are ideal, especially when you're first coming up and I think that's good for you. Eventually you get to express your real personality.

The greater success a man has made, the more he fears a climb down.

Israel cannot afford to stand against the entire world and be denounced as the aggressor.

The painter paints his brushes black, Through the canvas runs a crack, Portrait of the pain never answers back...

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way.