I grew up in a small town in Iowa, town of about 500 people.

What I will stand up for is what I think is right and for the best interests of the citizens of the state of…

— Patty Judge

Our family was very fond of the University of Iowa. We thought it was a good place to go.

— James Van Allen

I know that in Ames, Iowa, they fancy themselves being experts on the wind, but in Lubbock, Texas, we'll put our wind up against…

— Mike Leach

In certain parts of the world - where I'm at right now in New York, you're going to pay a whole lot more. In…

— Karrine Steffans

Ted Cruz who's been gaining on [Donald] Trump in Iowa and is polling ahead of him in the latest Monmouth poll would be quite…

— Chris Hayes

God had a plan for everything. I never knew I'd come to Iowa, but now I love Iowa. Everything is so great about it…

— Liang Chow

I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil...and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to Iowa and…

— Gail O'Grady

It wouldn't do me much good to back somebody that won in Iowa if they can't carry on the campaign elsewhere.

— Chuck Grassley

I'm a simple hillbilly. I don't like eating modern, industrialized, fast food. I grew up eating home-cooked food. So when I'm traveling abroad, like…

— Andrea Hirata

The tolerance of the public is diminishing. We're spending time on the wrong people. It's nutty. There has to be a better way. Why…

— Donald J. Carty

“History is full of decapitations, and Iowa is no exception.”

— Andrew Smith

you are brilliant and subtle if you come from Iowa and really strange and you live as you live and you are always very…

— Gertrude Stein

The new specialty at the Iowa fair this year is fried butter on a stick. Of course, if you're like me and you want…

— Jay Leno

Iowa is speckled with vibrant communities like Wilton, each with its own character and its own story to tell.

— Kim Reynolds

In my 20s, my mom and I went and saw the bridges of Madison County, which are in Iowa, and I had seen that…

— Lissie