"I am a mom as well as a senator!"

"There is nothing new about these Republican attacks on our family planning decisions. In fact, from the moment they came into power, Republicans in the House of Representatives have been waging a war on women's health."

"Security is still the most important issue facing Washington state residents and millions of Americans - the security of having a job, of access to affordable health care, of a quality education, and of protecting our homeland and defending our nation."

"Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up."

"I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards."

"I belong to the generation of workers who, born in the villages and hamlets of rural Poland, had the opportunity to acquire education and find employment in industry, becoming in the course conscious of their rights and importance in society."

"I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time."

"I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen."