When you represent the state of Washington, we have a tradition of deciding social issues by vote. Washington State passed abortion rights before Roe v. Wade and affirmed it at the ballot box later.

I would, if checking boxes in a questionnaire, say I would oppose abortion except when the life of the mother is in danger.

A trillion dollars spent, 2,000 American lives lost - Afghanistan is the longest war in American history. But you don't hear a word about it.

The threshold of the Dream Act is not high enough. One year of community college is not enough... No, I do not support the Dream Act.

The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose and the consequences are nearly always the same.

Never complain, about the number of hours you have put in, to do a job, Your nobility must estimate how much of you Was put into each hour of your daily work

There are some truths about life that can be expressed only as stories, or songs, or images. Art delights, instructs, consoles. It educates our emotions.

We have every reason to assume the worst.

Once I find something I'm passionate about, I get this crazy drive.

Man is never sufficiently touched and affected by the awareness of his lowly state until he has compared himself with God's majesty.

Art itself is female - it is full of graciousness, cadence, color, rhythm. It's full of love and grace.

The least flexible component of any system is the user.

It is impossible for me to conceive of a character more utterly detestable than that of the Hebrew god.

wild flowers should be enjoyed unplucked where they grow.