I try to be grateful for the abundance of the blessings that I have, for the journey that I'm on and to relish each day as a gift.

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

Because of an adulterous affair I shall leave office in November.

I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father's joy.

I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.

I realized that I had screwed up my life living different parts of my life in different places. I wasn't whole. I wasn't integrated. I wasn't a complete person. And after that, came out, spent some time at a psychiatric hospital.

I engaged in an adult consensual affair with another man.