Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.

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.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.

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

I grew up in New York, I love New York.