I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since. Michele Bachmann More Quotes by Michele Bachmann More Quotes From Michele Bachmann A man can do a television interview and roll out of bed 15 minutes before; it's just not the same for a woman. A woman has to pay attention to her hair, makeup, clothing, and jewelry choices. Michele Bachmann makeup hair men We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church. Michele Bachmann government church organization 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. Michele Bachmann phoenix ashes mean Any of you who have members of your family in the lifestyle, we have a member of our family that is [lesbian]. This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is gay. Michele Bachmann sad-life gay thinking I feel like I'm a professional. I've been a professional for a number of years. I'm a businesswoman and a tax lawyer and a professional and so that's how I treat other people. Michele Bachmann numbers people years My husband is not running for the presidency, neither are my children, neither is our business, neither are our foster children. Michele Bachmann husband running children It's important for us to be kind to other people and treat other people the way that we want to be treated. Michele Bachmann important want people After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money that we don't have. But instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt. It was unlike anything we've ever seen before in the history of the country. Michele Bachmann cutting government country You should get to keep every dollar that you earn. That's your money. That's not the government's money. Michele Bachmann dollars government should Government has really been growing, a lot of largesse, but the people in the real world aren't. And that's what has to change. Government has no conformity at all with the real world. Michele Bachmann government real people Let's not do that. Let's love people. Let's care about people. Let's repeal it now while we can. Michele Bachmann care people The good news is, the cake is baked. Barack Obama will not be reelected president. Michele Bachmann cake political president A woman (Terri Schiavo) was healthy. There was brain damage, there was no question. But from a health point of view, she was not terminally ill. Michele Bachmann healthy views brain Under President Bachmann you will see gasoline come down below $2 a gallon again. Michele Bachmann gallons gasoline president We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic. Michele Bachmann united-states land president It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is "gay". It's anything but gay. Michele Bachmann satan gay thinking They (voters) want to know what's the truth. They're not interested in a chameleon. Michele Bachmann voters republican want They can get married. They can marry a man if they're a woman. Or they can marry a woman if they're a man... there are no special rights for people based upon your sex practices. There's no special rights based upon what you do in your sex life. You're an American citizen first and foremost and that's it. Michele Bachmann rights men sex That's part of the problem, the overkill. And when they make it complicated, they make it expensive and so then you can no longer stay in business. Michele Bachmann conservative problem complicated It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision. Michele Bachmann encouragement running country