As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

I'm very comfortable with where history will judge me.

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

I have to reinvent myself.

What will remain is neither you nor me but what we shared among each others.

All of them are gone except for me

In love the ordinary is made sacred.

When you're not happy, you need to be strong to change, resisting the temptation of turning back. The weak goes nowhere

I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.

The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders.

People love gossip. It's the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.

He was like a child with haemophilia: every contact drew blood.

The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules were created to achieve this first one.

I have been the subject of ridicule. People talk about me and they don't know me and this is an opportunity to tell my story ... to have my voice and to set the record straight.