CINDY MCCAIN

Nobody wants to sell their child, but what they wind up doing is selling their child to be able to support their family.

There has to be some decorum left in politics and in American journalism as well. Our husbands are the candidates.

I grew up with my dad. I'm an only child. My father was a cowboy, and he really loved me very much, but I think he wanted a son occasionally.

Some people gain weight during times of stress, but I lose weight.

Sunglasses are a migraine sufferer's best friend.

I'm an emotional woman when it comes to service to our country. I watched many people's children leave and go serve. This is something that is the fiber of the McCain family. It was nothing more than me just saying I believe in this country so strongly.

You know, chemo and radiation is a very tough customer. It does so much good, but it also does a lot of damage.

What intrigued me about him was his intelligence, his humor. I'd been all over the world. I had started a career. At that point, I had sort of committed myself to not committing. I didn't want to have to raise a husband, but he was so sophisticated and so funny.

What matters is that our country is strong and respected and safe. We really are, you know, a very good country. We make our mistakes, but we're also very, very strong. And so I don't know. You know, I hold grudges. But I do believe in the process. With all my heart, I believe in the process. And I believe in our country.

My own feeling is we need more compassion, we need more empathy, we need more togetherness, in terms of working together.

I try not to do it in a way that is hurtful, but I always tell him the truth, and he tells me the same thing. I trust him the most, and I know he trusts me the most.

If my children are happy, I'm happy.

We don't need more bullying, and I'm tired of it.

BlackBerrys are a wonderful tool. I'm very tenacious about keeping up with my kids, as they are with me.

I believe in the great spirit and intelligence of Americans.

I just want to be who I am. I think all women go through the belief that they need to be superwoman - that to be successful in any way, and I don't necessarily mean in business or anything, but just to be a successful person, you have to be superwoman.

The strength of women and women's rights around the world are especially important because that affects children and families. And the cascade effect is remarkable.

Having a strong father, I wanted an older man.

The secret to a happy marriage is patience and honesty. I really mean that. You have to be patient, you have to be open, and you also have to be available for criticism, too.

I brought home a baby without telling [husband John McCain], and he not only took it in stride but loved it, immediately embracing Bridget, who shares John's very dry sense of humor, so she and her dad do pretty well together. If I hadn't taken Bridget out, I think she would have become a prostitute or worse, died.

My husband's the first one to say, "This is not the end of the world." We're doing what we want to do - what we have chosen to do - and we know the risks involved.

As a mother, I - like everyone else - have to fill my gas tank in my car. I have to feed my family. I have to be able to make sure that I can keep a roof over their heads and, with things escalating the way they are, it's very difficult. People are losing their homes.

Gweneth Paltrow is a joke. Her life is like taking bullets for a soldier. What a joke! My 2 sons serving in the military should talk to her.

If you really want to see change, and have change, you're going to have to get involved.

I would feel safe with my husband as president. I think Barack Obama is a fine man. I think Michelle Obama is a fine woman. This is about who would be better and I think my husband would be better.