“Older animals are the best because, number one, a majority of the time, they are already house-trained; number two.”

Howard is so great in that aspect and he truly is my partner. We have six resident cats – Walter, Apple, Leon Bear, Charlie Boy, Bella, and Yoda-and we have fostered over fifty kittens in the last year. He even lets the kittens play in his hair! They love it!

I like to call myself an “equal opportunist,” as I love both dogs and cats, but over the last couple years, both Howard and I have become champions for cats. They are so independent and loving and playful and bring such happiness to our lives.

Animals are a huge part of my life, so yes, if you are going to be a part of my life, you would need to have the same love for animals.

Annually, two to four million animals are euthanized, and we can bring that number down significantly by going to our local shelter and adopting and also by spaying and neutering your pets.

There are so many great animals in our local shelters that people don’t really know about.

Special-needs rescues and older rescues have always had a close place in my heart, because those are the ones that tend to get looked over. That is why I love how North Shore Animal League America has their shelter set up.

North Shore Animal League America is so dear to my heart not only for the amazing people that work there.

Ugh, puppy mills. These commercial breeding facilities are horrendous. The animals are kept in tiny wire cages, with little to no human interaction throughout their lives.

Of course I know our economic growth can’t match our population growth so of course I know we’ll all get poorer until we get that number down – don’t tell me, tell the other idiots!

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.

My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me.

The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.

Everyone, no matter what their marital circumstance or number of children, can be defenders of the Lord’s plan described in the family proclamation. If it is the Lord’s plan, it should also be our plan!

Squaring numbers are just like women. If they’re under thirteen, just do them in your head.

The cool part about naming your kid is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.

[John Howard] led the Government. They had the numbers, and just basically automatically went along with the Americans.