I've been outspent by my opponents every time I've run for U.S. Senate.

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.

That's what I like about you, senator, you're kicking it old-school.

The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot Act. It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

It's just really tragic after all the horrors of the last 1,000 years we can't leave behind something as primitive as government-sponsored execution.

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions.

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

I'm proud to be a Democrat.

To die, to sleep - To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub, For in this sleep of death what dreams may come...

But cycling is less a hobby than it is a discipline with the potential to transform you. It brings balance.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.

You must believe the unbelievable, snatch the possible out of the impossible.

Sometimes you don't realize you've crossed a line until you're on the other side and can't go back.

Politics is the choice between the lesser of two evils.

I feel like I have a skill set, but every experience is different and there's always room for improvement.

The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That's all you need to know.

Without the possibility of death, adventure is not possible.

I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.