Amy Klobuchar

“When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside.”

“We need to build roads, bridges, airports, locks, dams, and rail that work for this century - not the last one. And let's not forget about updating our energy grid, repairing and replacing our water infrastructure and sewers, and making sure all Americans have access to broadband.”

“I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.”

“I believe having judges with real world, frontline experience as a prosecutor is a good thing.”

“Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.”

“When I ran for the Senate, I ran to bring change to Washington, not simply to become a woman senator.”

“In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you don't want to be in a cocoon and never change. Get a second opinion from coworkers and friends. Know that criticism can be valid, but don't take it personally.”

“Sometimes people have different views on different issues.”

“So many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they're 40 years old. Well, that's just not going to happen.”

“Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication. And so many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they're 40 years old.”

“Election security is national security, and we have to start acting like it.”

“If the past is an indication, when women are given a job to do in Congress, they get it done.”

“For me, one of my earliest memories of politics where I thought that I could do anything was when Walter Mondale of Minnesota picked Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. I literally remember what she wore - the red dress, the white pearls. And I saw that, and I thought, 'Anything is possible.'”

“Courage means standing next to someone you don't always agree with for the betterment of the country.”

“There really is a sense of internationalism in the heartland.”

“I am endorsing Barack Obama because he is a new kind of leader: he speaks with a different voice; he brings a new perspective and inspires a real excitement from the American people.”

“We can't just say the right thing on lowering the cost of prescription drugs: we have to do the right thing, too.”

“I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.”

“The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.”

“I look at this in a very simple way: I want to bring the debt down.”