"Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner."

"I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society."

"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in."

"People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war."

"Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated."

"In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc."

"If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education."

"I wanted to be a teacher."