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" Voting has not been tough for me, for the most part, because there's guideposts about what will bring about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people. "

Michele Bachmann

Voting

Tough

People

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Michele Bachmann

Cite

Sexism

" 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. "

" The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs did get to know me, they weren't sure that I could win the seat. "

" We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church. "

" 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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" My view of foreign policy is that we need to be careful and circumspect about United States intervention in any foreign nation. "

" I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along. "

Michele Bachmann

Along

Get

" I pledge to you I'm not a talker. I'm a doer. "

" 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. "

Michele Bachmann

Fight

Strong

" Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs to buy, and which will put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill. "

" I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being a fighter. A fighting for what people believe in, whether it is popular or not. Despite the opposition, I stand true. Because people know that I will do what I say. And that I say what I do. "

" Without a doubt, absolutely, a woman will be a president, and probably sooner rather than later. I am excited about that, and if what I did serves as a steppingstone for another woman down the course, I am very grateful to have had that chance. "

" If there was one word on a motivation or world view, that one word would be 'liberty.' That's what inspires me and motivates me more than anything - just the concept of freedom, liberty, what it means. "

Michele Bachmann

World

Freedom

" When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card. "

Michele Bachmann

Campaign

Political

" The Constitution is government's stop sign. It says, you - the three branches of government - can go so far and no farther. "

Michele Bachmann

Three

Constitution

" I come here as one of you - an Iowan! "

" My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children. "

" Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure. "

" When I pray, I pray believing that God will speak to me and give me an answer to that prayer. That's what a calling is. If I pray, a calling means that I feel like I have a sense from God. "

Michele Bachmann

Prayer

Believing

" 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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" I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think people would be - would love to see an expose like that. "