Michele Bachmann

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

“The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion - well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific Congressional district.”

“I come here as one of you - an Iowan!”

“Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it.”

“I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues.”

“A normal way that the American free market system has worked is that we have a process of unwinding. It's called bankruptcy. It doesn't mean, necessarily, that the industry is eclipsed or that it's gone. Often times, the phoenix rises out of the ashes.”

“My future is full - it is limitless - and my passions for America will remain.”

“A man can do a television interview and roll out of bed 15 minutes before; it's just not the same for a woman. A woman has to pay attention to her hair, makeup, clothing, and jewelry choices.”

“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.”

“We aren't using Guantanamo Bay anymore to take additional terrorists. That was the perfect facility to be able to use to extract information from people to keep the American people safe.”

“I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation.”

“You will never see President Bachmann step one toe out of the United States and apologize for this country.”

“Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level.”

“If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.”

“When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, D.C., I did everything I could to defeat cap and trade. I didn't work to implement cap and trade.”

“Deprivation sometimes can be one of the most marvelous teachers.”

“I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.”

“People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of an American citizen under the Constitution.”

“I've learned the hard way at the national level that any erroneous statement will very quickly be magnified. So, as someone who talks for a living, I've learned to check, double-check and triple-check my sources.”

“Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.”