I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.

Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.

You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.

We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.