I pursued education not instead of being a good mother, but because being a good mother required that I build a better life for my family.

You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing.

The fight for the future of Texas is just beginning.

The last thing Texas women need in their lives is Greg Abbott.

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

A tree fell on Greg Abbott - he sued and got millions.

Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future.

Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.

I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.

The best of Texas is yet to come.

I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

The only incorruptible thing about us.

Memories are the best things in life, I think.

Not really. I'm not a fan of Chinese food

A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.

In creating a family, we fulfill our greatest purpose on earth.

There are two things that really get under Gary Neville's skin: scousers and policemen.

The good thing about having a kid is you don't think about that as much. Like when I turned 30, for instance, that was much more momentous. Forty is particularly great for a woman. It's a big thing.

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story.

Maybe they have nothing else to do in America but to talk about me.