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" I wish that I could tell you that I have a season ski pass, but I have had to give that up since I've been in the Senate. "

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" I am still a Republican. I have not changed that. "

" In order to represent the state, you've got to be in the state. "

" Any efforts or opportunity to expand the civil bonds and rights to anyone that wants to build a stable, happy household should be promoted. "

" I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.' "

" I'm not a gym rat. I've got a gym membership, but my schedule is so crazy I just can't keep it regular. "

" We talk a lot in Congress about how we're going to encourage more development in renewables, and we put in place a subsidy that's good for two years. Then Congress argues and bickers over whether or not we're going to extend it. As a consequence, nothing happens because we've put so much uncertainty into the prospect of these subsidies. "

" Keep in mind, our demographics of our state, how it breaks down in terms of political affiliation: over half the people in this state chose not to align themselves with any party at all. "

" You shouldn't say, 'Well, we cannot go there,' before we even had the conversation. "

" It's much more powerful to say I'm working to reduce spending, deal with our nation's deficit, push back on the federal government, and give specifics for that rather than just say, 'I'm a conservative.' "

" I am not one of those who wants Obama to fail. If he does well, that means the country's doing well. "

" So much of what we do addresses the issues that are associated with climate change, whether it's working to reduce emissions, whether it's working to nail down our renewables, whether it's ensuring great efficiency in accessing all of our energy sources. "

" It is fundamentally important in our system of government that every American be given the opportunity to vote, regardless of who they are, where they live, and what their race or national origin may be. "

" I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold. "

" I'm not afraid to spend money on the R&D that's really going to move us to a cleaner energy source that I think is so much the answer to the issues of environmental responsibility and climate change. "

" When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future. "

" Seniority actually means something in the Senate. "

" I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job. "

" We owe it to ourselves to keep healthy this marvelous world we've been given. "

" People think that every day we pass monumental legislation. Oftentimes, the most important thing that you have done that day is help a family with a visa. "

" The more traditional fuel sources we have relied on as a nation - coal, oil, and natural gas - I'm hoping they can allow us the financial springboard to move to the next generation of energy sources: renewables and alternatives. "

" I'm not a quitter - never have been. "

" If there's anybody who is recognized as the one guy who has stymied Alaskan development, it's Bill Clinton. "

" I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less. "

" I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "

" Scott McAdams is a nice guy, but I don't know that most Alaskans believe that he's electable. "

" I think Alaskans expect me to think, to think about them and do the right thing for them. "

Do The Right Thing

" With the notion of marriage - an exclusive, emotional, binding 'til death do you part' tie - becoming more and more an exception to the rule given a rise in cohabitation and high rates of divorce, why should the federal government be telling adults who love one another that they cannot get married simply because they happen to be gay? "

" We can write the book on how to run a successful write-in campaign for the United States Senate. "

" The Voting Rights Act of 1965 brought an end to the ugly Jim Crow period in American history. "

" I want to support John Boehner in any way that I can, but we need to be pragmatic. "