You have to be an optimist to be in politics.

I must be doing something right. I was raised to stand up to the bully in the schoolyard, and you don't lose that.

If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don't put it in the facts section.

I don't know how long I'm going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.

Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it

Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose

I've been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women's movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so.