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" I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law. "
Michele Bachmann
College
Tax
School
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" 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. "
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" Though I'm a congresswoman by title, a politician I've never been. "
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" I have a very high opinion of Steve King and his ability, so I would encourage him to consider any position for higher office. "
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" It's tough to find a place not to like in Switzerland. "
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" Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure. "
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" I'd like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax, and zero out the death tax. "
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" I want to state unequivocally for the world, as well as for the markets, as well as for the American people: I have no doubt that we will not lose the full faith and credit of the United States. "
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" Everything I need to know, I learned in Iowa. I grew up here in Iowa. "
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" 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. "
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" I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of my life, really, since I was a child, but at 16 years of age, I fully surrendered my life over to Christ. At that point, as a teenager, I began to grasp the concept of Christ's true love and forgiveness. "
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" Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn't embarrassed by it. "
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" I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband and I were young idealists who worked on his campaign. "
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Expectation
Young
" I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a dual citizen since I was married in 1978, I have never exercised any rights of that citizenship. "
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My Life
I Am
Proud
" 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. "
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Check
Someone
Way
" John Quincy Adams most certainly was a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy, but he was actively involved. "
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Most
Young
War
" 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. "
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" I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I work in serious scholarship and work in the United States federal tax court. My husband and I raised five kids. We've raised 23 foster children. We've applied ourselves to education reform. We started a charter school for at-risk kids. "
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Law
Education
Children
" I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation. "
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Get
High
How
" Both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich supported the Wall Street bailout. "
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Wall
Bailout
Both
" My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I understand the difficulties that families have. I understand single parenting. "
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Mother
Understand
Parents
" The one thing you can't buy, find, or create is time. "
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Create
Buy
One Thing
" I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don't have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it. "
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People
Government
Money
" I don't need government to be successful. "
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Need
Government
" We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's what we need for our nominee, whether it is me or whether it is someone else. "
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Fight
Me
Strong
" Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge. "
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Children
Family
Care
" When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card. "
Michele Bachmann
Campaign
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Me
" I thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was back in 1998. And as a result of all the reform work that I had done, people urged me to run for the Minnesota state Senate. I did, I was there for six years. "
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Education
" I come here as one of you - an Iowan! "
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Come
" Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I'm no different, I've made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness. "
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Life
Forgiveness
Mistakes
" It would be fun to have someone in the White House who has worked in the private sector... and someone who understands that wealth creation is a good thing and they want more of it. Wealth is good. "
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Wealth
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