I will get stronger. I will return.

Our democracy's history is littered with names we neither remember nor celebrate - people who stood in the way of progress while protecting the powerful. On Wednesday, a number of senators voted to join that list.

Be bold, be courageous, be your best.

Mile by mile, it's a trial; yard by yard, it's hard; but inch by inch, it's a cinch.

Your future shines bright - find your purpose and go for it. Starting tomorrow, you can change the world.

Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.

My resolution, standing with the vast majority of Americans who know we can and must be safer, is to cede no ground to those who would convince us the path is too steep, or we too weak.