"Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way."

"My experience as a school nurse taught me that we need to make a concerted effort, all of us, to increase physical fitness activity among our children and to encourage all Americans to adopt a healthier diet that includes fruits and vegetables, but there is more."

"And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records."

"The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep."

"Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and sweating, somehow believing it means anything)."

"We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway."

"I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up."

"I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after."