The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.

People make mistakes and I'm certainly not saying you [Bernie Sanders] did it for any kind of financial advantage.

Do what is necessary to be resilient. You will get knocked down. What matters is that you get back up.

I know Donald's [Trump] trying very hard to plant doubts about it, but I hope the people out there understand: This election's really up to you. It's not about us so much as it is about you and your families and the kind of country and future you want. So I sure hope you will get out and vote as though your future depended on it, because I think it does.

You know Chuck [Schumer] - always got to be the big macher.

I've gone to work, I've raised a child, and I've spent 30 years trying to better the lives of children and families. But I often return to one thing I said way back then - that politics is the art of making possible what appears to be impossible.

We're living in a technological world. You cannot tell me we can't do a better job getting that information.