Sarah Palin

A ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is built for.

Taken from a quote of Grace Hopper. cite journal, 2014

A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.

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Mr. President, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all who commit to ending any racial divide, no more playing the race card.

Facebook, , quoted in citation, 2014

This is Reagan country, and perhaps it was destiny that the man who went to California's Eureka College would become so woven within and interlinked to the Golden State.

Speaking at a fundraiser at California State University - Stanislaus on June 25, 2010, she mistakenly assumed that Eureka College was in California, when it is, in fact, in Eureka, Illinois., 2010

I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks" on that Bridge to Nowhere.

Republican National Convention, , quoted in cite news, 2008

And a writer observed, "We grow good people in our small towns, with honesty and sincerity and dignity," and I know just the kind of people that writer had in mind when he praised Harry Truman.

Quoting Westbrook Pegler, 2008

Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment. And — I've learned quickly these past few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But — now here's a little news flash. Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country.

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(Hillary Clinton) does herself a disservice to even mention it, really. … When I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism, or maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, "Man, that doesn't do us any good, women in politics, or women in general, trying to progress this country."

When asked about sexism directed at Clinton, March 2008 text video, 2008

We must win, because Ohio, the far-left wing of the Democrat Party, not mainstream Democrat ideology, the values, the planks in the platform of the Democrat Party. It's the far-left wing of the party is getting ready to take over the entire federal government.

Campaign speech in Lakewood, Ohio, November 3, 2008, 2008

He's cool. He's a good guy. He's a good guy, he's so independent. He's independent of like, the party machine. I'm like, "Right on, so am I."

MTV interview with Dani Carlson, , quoted in citation, 2008

Oh, you are so spot on. I absolutely agree with you.

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I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

Referring to her mayorship of Wasilla, Alaska, and to the fact that Barack Obama, a presidential candidate at the time, had been a community organizer in Chicago., 2008

What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who's more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who’s actually done it.

Television interview with Katie Couric, '''' (), 2008

Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject — creationism and evolution. It's been a healthy foundation for me. But don't be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides.

Alaska gubernatorial debate, KAKM Channel 7, , quoted in cite news, 2006

Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now — while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.

citation, 2006