Quotes from Karen Handel

I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.

Hard work and making the most of life - that's what makes Georgians great.

No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.

I think that for a child to be in a household... with a situation where the parents are not married, as in being one man and one woman, is not the best household for a child.

I will ensure the conservative legacy and leadership of Tom Price, Johnny Isakson, and Newt Gingrich will continue.

It's been clear for some time that FBI Director Comey has lost the confidence of Republicans, Democrats, and broader institutions, and his removal as FBI Director was probably overdue.

A small part of my job at Komen included advocating that mammogram screenings be covered under plans available on the exchanges - just as they are covered in other plans in Georgia.

Others do not define you - you define yourself through your words and actions.

I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.

My pledge is to be part of the solution to focus on governing, to put my experience to work to help solve the very serious issues we're facing in this country.

We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions.

The status quo - Obamacare - is not acceptable.

It's no secret that I'm called to a different place, maybe, for some of the beliefs in the LGBTQ community because of my faith. With that said, I'm also called to be accepting and compassionate.

It's clear that Planned Parenthood went out of its way to paint me as some sort of a zealot - a Trojan-horse zealot who came into Komen and within 10 to 11 months had completely turned the place upside down. That's clearly not who I am, and it's not what happened.

Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

I'm proud of the fact that I was able to overcome long odds.

I've made it abundantly clear that I think that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Last time I checked, private nonprofit organizations have a right and a responsibility to be able to set the highest standards and criteria on their own without interference, let alone the level of vicious attacks and coercion that has occurred by Planned Parenthood.