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" I moved out when I was 17 to get away from a pretty tough and difficult family environment. "
Karen Handel
Difficult
Environment
Family
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" Sometimes you should just put down the computer, the phone, and walk away. "
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Sometimes
Walk
You
" A small part of my job at Komen included advocating that mammogram screenings be covered under plans available on the exchanges - just as they are covered in other plans in Georgia. "
Karen Handel
Georgia
Other
Plans
" I think it's clear that Planned Parenthood has worked to mislead the public about who they are... they do not provide mammograms. They are the middleman, or middle woman, if you will. "
Karen Handel
Clear
Will
Woman
" People want to know that I'm a person of conviction. "
Karen Handel
Want
Conviction
Know
" We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions. "
Karen Handel
Political
Need
Life
" Others do not define you - you define yourself through your words and actions. "
Karen Handel
Words
Yourself
Actions
" I will ensure the conservative legacy and leadership of Tom Price, Johnny Isakson, and Newt Gingrich will continue. "
Karen Handel
Leadership
Legacy
Price
" I don't want to see any taxpayer funding going towards... a couple that is not married. "
Karen Handel
Any
Going
Want
" For Komen, for myself, the mission was always foremost in everyone's mind. The mission and the women that we serve. The only group that made this issue political has been Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Mind
Political
Myself
" My time at Komen has been well publicized and scrutinized, especially my departure over the funding of Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Well
Over
Departure
" It's clear that Planned Parenthood went out of its way to paint me as some sort of a zealot - a Trojan-horse zealot who came into Komen and within 10 to 11 months had completely turned the place upside down. That's clearly not who I am, and it's not what happened. "
Karen Handel
Down
I Am
Me
" I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place. "
Karen Handel
Really
Time
Place
" As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman. "
Karen Handel
Marriage
Woman
Christian
" I have much greater faith in the governor and the state legislature to craft a Medicaid system that is going to be the best fit for the people of Georgia rather than someone in Washington dictating it. "
Karen Handel
Best
People
Washington
" Let me be clear: since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Support
Am
I Am
" My responsibility is to follow the law. "
Karen Handel
Responsibility
Follow
Law
" Obamacare was passed months before my first day at Komen. "
Karen Handel
Day
Before
Obamacare
" I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work. "
Karen Handel
High
Work
School
" Planned Parenthood is not the front door of women's health. Not here in the 6th District, not in the state of Georgia, and not around the country. "
Karen Handel
Women
Health
Door
" These immigrants have come to our country and blatantly disregarded our laws. We cannot, we should not, reward that. No amnesty. No ability to vote. Get those borders secure, and then deal with that situation. "
Karen Handel
Vote
Reward
Immigrants
" I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more. "
Karen Handel
Think
Social Media
Politics
" Last time I checked, private nonprofit organizations have a right and a responsibility to be able to set the highest standards and criteria on their own without interference, let alone the level of vicious attacks and coercion that has occurred by Planned Parenthood. "
Karen Handel
Time
Right
Responsibility
" I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity. "
Karen Handel
Overcome
Adversity
Fight
" It's been clear for some time that FBI Director Comey has lost the confidence of Republicans, Democrats, and broader institutions, and his removal as FBI Director was probably overdue. "
Karen Handel
Time
Clear
Director
" I'm proud of the fact that I was able to overcome long odds. "
Karen Handel
Odds
Long
Fact
" I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state. "
Karen Handel
Community
Health
Quality
" Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy. "
Karen Handel
You
Better
Build
" Bullies always have another target. "
Karen Handel
Another
Always
Bullies
" It's tabloid. It's 24/7 news - people get in the middle of a news cycle for 24 hours off of things that previously would never have gotten the kind of coverage that is happening. "
Karen Handel
Off
News
Kind
" In life, sometimes you just lose. "
Karen Handel
Just
Lose
Life