If you voluntarily quit in the face of adversity, you'll wonder about it for the rest of your life.

Undeniably, character does count for our citizens, out communities, and our Nation, and this week we celebrate the importance of character in our individual lives... core ethical values of trustworthiness, fairness, responsibility, caring, respect, and citizenship form the foundation of our democracy, our economy, and our society... Instilling sound character in our children is essential to maintaining the strength of our Nation into the 21st century.

I don't know in my long life that I ever worked with anybody that has quite the combination of policy knowledge and concern, political skills, of a personal touch with people, and a sense of innate fairness that inspires confidence.

The conservative Republican governors tend to be more oriented toward trying to work with Democrats and getting things done.

Health care's complicated, can be misrepresented, it's personal, it can spark fear, it's expensive, and the people who have got the money want to keep it.

No one can change yesterday, but we can all change tomorrow.

A few years ago, (Barack Obama) would have been getting us coffee.