It's important to have women in leadership positions, because our experiences are different from those of the men we serve with and that helps us identify problems we can fix.

I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.

My arm bones looked like chicken bones.

My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?

Of course climate change is real.

We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.

Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.

I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost.

I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.

When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

If there were ever such a thing as a unique opinion, history would probably be less inclined to repeat itself.

To make a discovery is not necessarily the same as to understand a discovery.

I'm terrified of marriage. I'm terrified of not doing something so important and at the same time I think you shouldn't rush into these things.

To be a woman in your forties, I think it's a fantastic decade.

Life without forgiveness is unbearable.

Always think of passing the ball before shooting it.

We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.

A beautifully-designed coat that drapes magnificently on the female form.

Such thanks as fits a king's remembrance.