Quotes from Meghan McCain

I'm friends with people that probably would describe themselves as socialists and people that are much more conservative than I am. I can always find a middle ground.

America cannot function if we are a society fueled by riots.

HBO is turning 'Game Change' into a miniseries, and they've cast Ed Harris as my dad.

A bad Tweet can cause scandal, shame, even possibly end a politician's career.

My experience is authenticity and honesty always works best with people my age and younger, and even older. Millennials specifically really respond to keeping it real about your opinions.

I care more about my economy, national security, and fiscal conservatism than I do about what other women do with their bodies. It's not my place, and I don't believe it's the government's place, to make such decisions.

My favorite thing about my grandmother is her lust for life and how much she has shown me about living every day to the fullest. To say my grandmother has paved the way for me and so many women out there like me is an understatement.

I do consider myself a postfeminist. I just want women to have choices - they can be CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, or they can be stay-at-home mothers and raise their kids as a job.

I was raised in an open-minded home. I was raised a Christian, but I was raised open-minded Christian - one to accept people, love people, not pass judgment.

My family is really good at letting go of things and moving on.

I know what kind of books I read on vacation, and it is not necessarily 'Diplomacy' by Henry Kissinger. No disrespect to that book; I have read that book. But not on spring break.

Some fathers raise their daughters to be seen and not heard; they raise their daughters not to speak out. Raise strong women!

My father loves Las Vegas, and he loves to play craps. Growing up, I'd find old Caesars Palace chips in his pocket that he forgot to cash out.

I love Las Vegas in a way separate from my love of any other American city. For me, growing up, it was a town of many firsts and where I enjoy a level of anonymity.

Washington is a complete mess. It's become a venue for partisan bickering, where the needs of the working class just don't matter.

Work with people who I feel like I'm on the same page with, there's no amount of money in the world that compares to that.

President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.

My father is gone, and I miss him as only an adoring daughter can.

I just think I'm the average all-American girl.

It's no secret that the blogosphere is more vicious on women than it is on men.

I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president.

Working on a campaign and running for president should be a visceral, emotional, passionate, and intense experience.

How I exist in this world is that you're in or you're out. You are family or you are the enemy.

I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think government is best when it stays out of people's lives and business as much as possible. I love punk rock. I believe in a strong national defense. I have a tattoo. I believe government should always be efficient and accountable. I have lots of gay friends. And yes, I am a Republican.