I think it is important for someone like me to not run away from who I am but embrace it. LGBT people across the country need to know they have a friend in Congress.

You cant not be changed by the experience of seeing extreme poverty. You start to want to think about ways in which you can make the world better.

I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically.

I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans see me as a general asset.

May you find strength for your daily work.

That was never a penalty in a million planets.

I did a theatrical musical, Annie Warbucks, when I was 11. We did a tour and we stopped by Los Angeles.

Most TV shows are about strong characters and strong actors, and we certainly have those.

Really, I didn't like Alaska. It rained, almost every day, at least 300 days out of the year.

I don't believe in convention at all. I do what I have to do to stay alive.

A man destined to hang can never drown

Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum

There are only two kinds of plans. Plans that might work and plans that won't work... you have to take a plan that might work and make it work.

Polygamy causes a lot of strife