"Loving someone who doesn't love you back is like hugging a cactus. The tighter you hold on, the more it's going to hurt."

“Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.”

“And I took a walk and I just went to prayer and I said Lord, what would you have me do in the Minnesota state senate? And just through prayer I knew that I was to introduce the marriage amendment in Minnesota.”

“I'll do anything to pass the ERA [Equal Rights Amendment], even if it means wearing babydoll nightgowns and padded bras, if that will make people less afraid.”

“Things that matter in this life can not be bought. Friends, truth, and a passion for life.”

“Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd give her everything in the world that was in my power to give. And, I'd love her more than I ever thought it possible to love any woman.”

“I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.”

“I just think that the reality of life is impermanence. That's the foundation of understanding what Yoga is, and we're here for however long we're here, and then it's over. And I've known this since I was a kid.”

“Now, about that mulatto teacher and me. There was no love there for each other. There was not even respect. We were enemies if anything. He hated me, and I knew it, and he knew I knew it. I didn't like him, but I needed him, needed him to tell me something that none of the others could or would.”