Quotes by Michele Bachmann

"A normal way that the American free market system has worked is that we have a process of unwinding. It's called bankruptcy. It doesn't mean, necessarily, that the industry is eclipsed or that it's gone. Often times, the phoenix rises out of the ashes."

"I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation."

"Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture."

"I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel, that is the end of the United States. We have to show that we are inextricably entwined, that as a nation we have been blessed because of our relationship with Israel, and if we reject Israel, then there is a curse that comes into play."

"The biased left-wing media does what it wants. That's not going to define me or hamper me."

"The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy."

"You can't take money from the taxpayers out of the treasury to give it to pay off your political donors. That's corruption to do that."

"I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being a fighter. A fighting for what people believe in, whether it is popular or not. Despite the opposition, I stand true. Because people know that I will do what I say. And that I say what I do."

"Deprivation sometimes can be one of the most marvelous teachers."

"I want to be America's Margaret Thatcher. I will be the next Iron Lady."

"What I want to do is to make sure that we fully repeal Obamacare. This will be one of the largest spending initiatives we will ever see in our country. And also, it will take away choice from the American people."

"When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that's a two-way street. It's disappointing when it's not."

"The Tea Party is an organic, spontaneous movement that rose up in opposition to to the Pelosi-Reid-Obama agenda."

"My future is full - it is limitless - and my passions for America will remain."

"It's tough to find a place not to like in Switzerland."

"I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along."

"All of the problems we're facing with debt are manmade problems. We created them. It's called fantasy economics. Fantasy economics only works in a fantasy world. It doesn't work in reality."

"Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I'm no different, I've made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness."

"Where do we say that a cell became a blade of grass, which became a starfish, which became a cat, which became a donkey, which became a human being? There's a real lack of evidence from change from actual species to a different type of species."

"Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level."