“War is not nice.”

“The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.”

“Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler.”

“I may be the only mother in America who knows exactly what their child is up to all the time.”

“Value your friendship. Value your relationships.”

“You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.”

“Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.”

“I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.”

“Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.”

“It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean.”

“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.”