When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.

It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others.

In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.