"I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done."

"I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship."

"I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to my own family that I created, but I think it also really affects my view of the world."

"Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else."

"I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns."

"I have a dad-ager. My dad is really good at the business end of things. But it's really a family affair. My mother handles all my social media stuff - Facebook, Twitter, e-mails, that kind of thing."

"My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent."

"If we abandon marriage, we abandon the family."