When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women.

I think if he [Donald Trump] goes to the super bowl, he thinks the guys in the huddle are talking about him.

The distribution of wealth is not determined by nature. It is determined by policy.

The 2006 federal Internet gaming statute is not ambiguous. It does not prohibit gambling on fantasy sports.

Daily fantasy sports is much closer to online poker than it is to traditional fantasy sports.

My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.

If you have faith in the public sector, as I do, you must be the harshest critic of corruption, waste and fraud in government.

When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk.

New Yorkers must be able to trust the men and women of the NYPD. They must come forward to report crimes. And they must come forward as witnesses.

Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust.

Transactional politics requires us to be pragmatic about current realities and the state of public opinion. It's all about getting the best result possible given the circumstances here and now.

When I hear that people live by the book, I always wonder which one.

If you're not happy every morning when you get up leave for work or start to work at home-if you're not enthusiastic about doing that you're not going to be successful.

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

Capitalism sounds good in theory but it just doesn't work.

Obligations, hatreds, injuries; what did I expect my memories to be? I was forgetting remorse. Now I have a complete past.

Sharing our meals should be a joyful and a trustful act, rather than the cursory fulfillment of our social obligations.

Whatever you can do with unhappiness, you can do better when you're happy.

Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

No problem is more crucial for a naturalistic view of the world than the mind-body problem.