A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.

If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

I believe that women have a capacity for understanding and compassion which a man structurally does not have, does not have it because he cannot have it. He's just incapable of it.

The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport.

Fairness is an across-the-board requirement for all our interactions with each other ...Fairness treats everbody the same.