My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream.

Veterans Day is an acknowledgment that those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country - and their families - deserve our admiration and respect today and every day.

We may not have the cheapest labor costs, but where we can compete is innovation. Historically, that's been Connecticut's strength, and it can be again.

I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.

The Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act will help ensure that all families, regardless of their income, can protect their children from the lifelong health impacts of lead poisoning.

We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help.

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

The greatest act of faith some days is to simply get up and face another day.

One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. I really hope no one misinterprets this quote as being about masturbation.

The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

there are two kinds of humanity, those who dream and those who don't, and both tend to despise, or to tolerate, the other.

When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong.

You dont grow up in a town of 700 thinking youre going to be an actress. I loved doing [school] plays, but it was just something to keep me busy.

All that you do will come back to you. Good and bad.

Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me

Politicians are no different than the rest of the public.