The US government should not be in the business of discrimination.

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.