Abortion was seen by her as a way of "improving" the population. She did not intend its widespread use among whites, and is famous for her slogan "More [children] from the fit, and less from the unfit." Who are the unfit? The black poor.

I never had to choose my subject- my subject rather chose me.

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life.

Well, for me the pro-life issue has been something I've been very passionate about since the '70s, and I have been very involved in the pro-life community since long before politics.

I am pro-life, but because life is complicated, that choice is between a woman and her idea of a higher power.

You're not a product of your nature. That is your genetic makeup or your nurture, the things that have happened to you. Of course those things affect you powerfully, but they do not determine you.

I think leadership is not something you learn; it's something you discover.

God chose me for a reason. My momma tells me that every day. I know there's a million people who want to be in my shoes.

The hunger and hunt for identity is a driving force of the modern world. But the nature of the self in an age of simulacra, pseudonyms, avatars, gender/racial fluidity, "the wisdom of crowds," and online friends makes having an identity a massive maze of conquest and confusion.

Whatever God calls you to do, it's going to be bigger than you are.

But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!