“It is a historical fact that President Bush pushed this nation into a ...” — Sheila Jackson Lee Quote

“It is a historical fact that President Bush pushed this nation into a war that had little to do with apprehending terrorists. We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush because, as an executive, he had his authority.”

“America, I am not ignoring you.”

“I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas.”

“The function of literature, through all its mutations, has been to make us aware of the particularity of selves, and the high authority of the self in its quarrel with its society and its culture. Literature is in that sense subversive.”

“Just because you're the coach, you don't automatically have the authority. You have to work the people. You have to gain the trust of the people.”

“I consider myself an authority on drinking beer.”