Kay Bailey Hutchison quotes:

Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system.

Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.

Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.

We can be proud of our record as an international beacon of liberty. From fostering democracies in Eastern Europe to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan, we have been true to that calling and helped spread freedom to oppressed peoples everywhere.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women.

Saying you're from Texas makes you kind of proud.

We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.

I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

Texans should not be taxed on our taxes.

Congress can't take the year off, election or no election.

Harriet Miers is totally qualified for the Supreme Court of the United States. Her legal background, her absolute leadership in the legal field when she was a practicing lawyer are unqualified.

Saying youre from Texas makes you kind of proud.

There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly.

People can't imagine an enemy that would cut someone's head off before a video camera and spread it out across the world. But that has happened with the kind of enemy we are now facing.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

Benchmarks, yes, we want the Iraqi government to do the things that will show progress. But to say, American troops are going to leave, no matter what's happening on the ground, is surrender. There is no other word for it.

The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room.

My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week.

I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game.

I just don't see anonymous sources as fair against a candidate. I think if someone has a real concern, they should come out and say it.

I have always been able to rise above the expectations.

For our country to be safe from terrorists we must stabilize Iraq and show that it can be done and take out these terrorist organizations who would harm Americans. Our freedom is at stake here.

I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative.

I do think women generally are more humble.

When it comes to dividing Americans on the basis of their gender, I know a little something about the subject.