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I am a congenital optimist.
We need to heal this country.
I want to help the middle class.
I don't want to shut down government.
Our vision was to serve the whole area
I always look for judges who respect precedent.
It is important that we enact immigration reform.
What Americans want is more affordable health care.
We do need to strengthen our security at the border.
Loving isn't liking and it takes liking to live together.
An expert is anyone who can already do what we want to do.
We need a massive investment in infrastructure in this country.
Our success multiplies each time we lead someone else to success.
I don't think that any campaign is ennobled by people trading insults.
There aren't that many fields where you can really affect people's lives.
If you don't know what you want, you'll probably get what somebody else wants.
I wouldn't trust any evidence that the Russians suggest that they could provide.
Our society needs to become less fragmented and more open to alternative viewpoints.
I've seen the impact of poorly negotiated trade agreements on manufacturing in Maine.
It is vital that our work be grounded in the evidence and thus accepted by the public.
Getting a project started is like moving a ship. It takes a lot of energy to build up momentum.
We must always remember that it is when passions are most inflamed that fairness is most in jeopardy.
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
I have never endorsed Roy Moore. Just the fact that he was forced off the state supreme court is enough for me.
I know that my voice and my vote matter and that I can help shape the outcome of events that I care deeply about.
It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies.
In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.
What I find is with all due deference to - deference to our male colleagues, that women's styles tend to be more collaborative.
I have, year after year, been named the most bipartisan member of the whole United States Senate. I have proved my independence.
As America is growing older, there are more and more families caring for older parents and grandparents, and it's extremely expensive.
I do not want to impose additional taxes on the employers at a time when our economy is very fragile and we want to encourage them to hire.
Predictions of a disappearing political center are a warning of a bleak future that we can avoid only by adhering to our nation's founding principles.
It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the first year following childbirth.
I think judges have to have the ability to put aside their personal views and rule on the facts of the case with fidelity to the law and the Constitution.
Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation.
When we're impatient with beginners around us, we would do well to sign up for a class in scuba diving, ballroom dancing or anything else totally brand-new for us.
I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.
On the Medicare/paygo spending cuts, I strongly oppose that and have asked what is the plan to avert that. Senator McConnell assured me that will not be allowed to happen.
I do not believe that the top rate should be lowered for individuals who are making more than $1 million a year. I don't think there's any need to eliminate the estate tax.
Many communities throughout the nation still do not have the communications infrastructure in place for first responders to communicate with one another during an emergency.
I concluded that Donald Trump lacked the temperament, the judgment and the self-discipline to heal the divisions in our country - which are very real - and to be commander in chief.
The most precious contribution we can make here on Earth is to create the lives we want to be living, communicating in all ways, to everyone around us, that success is really possible.
Our first responsibility as a leader is to create an attractive dream, to proclaim a destination, communicating it in detail to others who might be interested in joining our expedition.
Success is completion. Success is being able to complete what we set out to do - each individual action, each specific step, each desired experience whether a big project or a very small errand.
Eddie sees the big picture. He's clearly got a vision of how to make this thing the big event. And he never stops working. The minute [the tournament] is completed, he'll be thinking about next year.
I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates.
We can lift standards of living for working families in this country. We can help small businesses create jobs. And we can have a beneficial impact on the economy as a whole if we do tax reform right.
The road to success is a zigzag, first pointing this way and then that. If we start with high intention, then magic and coincidence will guide us there despite our lack of knowledge about what lies ahead.
I do not think it is going to be constructive to repeal a law that, at this point, is so interwoven in our health care system, and then hope that, over the next two years, we will come up with some kind of replacement.
What we've been hearing over and over again is that the reason Republicans are opposed to the surtax is because of the concern of its impact on job creation. Well, if you carve out employers, you take away that argument.