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" We have so many issues in this country to focus on that worry us, that I question why there is such focus on the simple right of people to love whom they will. "

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" I think there are a lot of outside interests that would like to see Sarah Palin in some form of elected office. Most in Alaska recognize our former governor is really not involved in or engaged in the state anymore, that she's moved to other interests. "

Lisa Murkowski

She

Outside

Alaska

" We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that. "

" I've been working to make sure that we've got adequate transportation. I've been working to make sure that we can afford energy within our villages and in our communities. "

" We don't have time as a nation to spend all of what we do blocking. "

" 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. "

" America's neighbors are not drilling for fun or for sport; they've chosen to proceed to create new jobs, generate new revenues, and increase the energy supply and prosperity of their citizens. "

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

Lisa Murkowski

I Am

Changed

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

Lisa Murkowski

Got

How

" I will be sent back to Washington, D.C., with the grace of God and all the Alaskan voters out there because all Alaskans have asked me to go back and continue my service. "

Lisa Murkowski

God

Grace

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm not - I'm not going to define people by labels: who's a real Republican, who's not a real Republican. "

" Mitt Romney understands the importance of Alaska as a leader in our country's energy production and I look forward to working with him on such an important economic and national security matter. "

" We still have billions of barrels in Alaska that sit untapped. There are abundant reserves offshore in the lower 48. "

" The war against terrorism is one we must win. "

" 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. "

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

" One thing that Alaskans clearly appreciate is seniority. "

" 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.' "

" We fail to boost our offshore production at our own expense. "

" Statutory authority to improve fuel economy has existed for 35 years at the Transportation Department, and it still exists today. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was returned to the Senate by the people of Alaska, and I have an obligation to all of them - it's not an obligation to my party; it's an obligation to Alaskans. "

" I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare. "

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

" Like the majority of Alaskans, I supported a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, but my thinking has evolved as America has witnessed a clear cultural shift. "

" Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together. "

" Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology nor ocean currents will respect our national boundaries. "