Harold Ford

“I look forward to the day that a lot of the folks that you all talk about and cover on this network will begin to market products for these families and for these kids coming out of junior high school and high school all across the country.”

“To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.”

“The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.”

“Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them.”

“I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.”

“My dad was a congressman, and he taught me at a very early age, 'They voted for me, they view me as theirs, and I am.' Our family's phone in Memphis was always listed. It rang all day and all night.”

“The idea is a straightforward one. We provide an account for every newborn in America, a $500 account.”

“I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.”

“I either run or try to play basketball every day.”

“I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency.”

“Public service is a part of who I am, having grown up in a family of politicians.”

“If your kids attend school and grades are up that will make $1,000 contributions to some 10,000 kids across the country, are challenging kids to learn foreign languages or challenging kids to get summer jobs or seek summer enrichment opportunities?”

“I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City.”

“I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.”

“Lawmakers misrepresent the facts when they call the manufacturing deduction known as Section 199 - passed by Congress in 2004 to spur domestic job growth - a 'subsidy' for oil and gas firms. The truth is that all U.S. manufacturers, from software producers to filmmakers and coffee roasters, are eligible for this deduction.”

“I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next four years. He hasn't done it up to this point.”

“I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers - which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units.”

“You've got to either say you're going to cut taxes and find some spending cuts. I think we ought to reform long-term entitlement spending in the country, but you can't out of one side of your mouth say, 'Yes, we're for tax cuts, we're for spending discipline, and we're for bringing down the debt.'”

“If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify.”

“I don't think it's a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage - I may be in the minority in believing that.”