It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

I will never be able to create a budget from scratch with the amount of time that I have, but my instructions remain the same: Give me a budget that has no new revenue.

We are thinking ahead to long-term care, aware that many folks don't plan ahead and won't be ready. We want to see to it that people will have choices.

Some people say home is where you come from. But I think it’s a place you need to find, like it’s scattered and you pick pieces of it up along the way.

Haphazard actions don’t bring results!

The only thing that can stop hair from falling ... is the floor.

We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.

It was a bit warm. Still. If one could look this fabulous, one had an obligation to. One should wear everything, or one should wear nothing at all.

It’s this perspective of us as humans to look at our world through the lens of ‘normal’ [that] is one of the forces that stops us developing real solutions.

Cynicism is intelectual dandyism, but graciousness in speech is an aphrodisiac. (Andy Spade)

I used to have an imaginary friend named Michael.

No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to do that. There's so much other material to write about.

I listen to my own heart, stand for only that. That's it.