Karen Hughes
In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president.Collection: Mom
The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.Collection: Travel
The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.Collection: Humor
I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a great deal.
I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years.
For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.
Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
I never dreamed I would one day work at it White House.
As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.
And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a better place.
Unfortunately, you know, working in a spirit of cooperation and respect requires someone else to reach back, and I don't think that's happened and it's been disappointing because the debate in our country has become so rancorous.
We have to worry about protecting the Constitution.
The facts are on our side.
My faith instills in me a deep sense of humility and gratitude, reminding me how often I fall short and how much I need the savior, and how thankful I am that God has done for us what we could not do for ourselves.Collection: Faith
The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.Collection: Fighting
I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.Collection: Dog
Frankly, the people probably most interested in having computer lists on disk are junk mail vendors and solicitors.Collection: People
I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents.Collection: Children
It is somewhat perplexing that fellow Republicans would attack a popular conservative governor of a very conservative state whose overwhelming re-election proved a conservative philosophy can erase the gender gap and attract a record number of minority voters while remaining true to conservative principles.Collection: Philosophy
If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.Collection: Goal
We are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate.Collection: Strong