"You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman."

"Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account."

"But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from."

"We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online."

"Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten."

"Sometimes divorce is better than marriage."

"Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field."

"I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth."