I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

Personal religious convictions have no place in political campaigns or in dictating public policy.

I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.

I'm a competitive person, but I have never understood people's competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues.

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

Babies aren't born knowing differences in color, gender, religions. They're taught those things. They're taught them at home. They're taught in the schools. They're taught in the churches. They're taught in the mosques, in the synagogues.

I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.