Kay Bailey Hutchison

“I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative.”

“We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.”

“I just don't see anonymous sources as fair against a candidate. I think if someone has a real concern, they should come out and say it.”

“I have always been able to rise above the expectations.”

“I grew up in a time when many people believed that men and women should not always be treated equally.”

“Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.”

“There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly.”

“I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.”

“Congress can't take the year off, election or no election.”

“Unfortunately because of the variety of outlets for people to speak their minds on the Internet and that kind of thing, it's made the media in general more opinionated and there's more of a 'gotcha mentality' than real reporting.”

“I do think women generally are more humble.”

“The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room.”

“I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.”

“Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system.”

“My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week.”

“We can be proud of our record as an international beacon of liberty. From fostering democracies in Eastern Europe to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan, we have been true to that calling and helped spread freedom to oppressed peoples everywhere.”

“Texans should not be taxed on our taxes.”

“We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women.”

“Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.”

“Saying you're from Texas makes you kind of proud.”