Meghan McCain

I love tattoos.

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.

There are people I know who love President Trump and think that he's the greatest thing that's ever happened to America. I understand those people. I'm not shocked by them. I defend their right to love him. But I do think character and rhetoric matter.

I can't give into hate. It's too great a burden to bear. I have to stick with love.

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

It's because of women like my grandmother Roberta - women who have lived their lives fearlessly, on their own terms - that I am who I am. I'm grateful to have such an inspiring woman as a grandmother.

In most red states, country music is a major way of life.

When people tell me that I must get my maverick gene from my father, they are only half right. My father and I both have inherited our rebellious personalities from Nana. She has always lived her life on her own terms, something that was once considered quite scandalous, given the times she grew up in.

I am pro-life, but because life is complicated, that choice is between a woman and her idea of a higher power.

I want to say that since my dad has been diagnosed, I really feel like I understand the meaning of life, and it is not how you die: it is how you live.

Every day of my life, I come against a conservative who wants me to shut up. I do believe I'm right and they are wrong.

I couldn't live my life the way I do if my parents weren't supportive.