Politics in this country [USA] is always tough. It's always contentious, because this is a big country and a diverse country, and people have strong points of view, and we've got a great diversity of interests.

Constitution is a living document; no strict constructionism.

This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change.

In America, one of our challenges, historically, is that we have very low voting rates, even during presidential elections.

Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.

I think that at a certain stage those early ambitions burn away, partly because you achieve something, you get something done, you get some notoriety. And then the particularities of who you are and what your deepest commitments are begin expressing themselves. You're not just chasing the idea of "me" being important, but you, rather, are chasing a particular passion.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.