Your house is your first small business. It's where your investment is and [where] our greatest asset is.

Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master.

I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories.

A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don't cry about what you don't have. Use what you got.

It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote does not matter or do vote and nothing happens.

People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to credit card debt, to unemployment to the whole collective. It manifests itself in many ways, in people's home lives, domestic stuff.