I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'.

I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally.

The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.

I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.'

Shake It Up' definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.

I grew up in a family of firemen and cops.

The fact of leaving one's country, one's family, one's roots, can be painful. My father had already found his place, but for us, for my mother, it was very difficult to get our bearings.

I find it slightly uncomfortable to see my face on a bus or a poster. I like just being known by my friends and family.