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“I think that as many Catholics, you have a complicated relationship with the church. When my brother died, I felt like there couldn't be a God. I just felt that way and for a couple of years, I just felt turned away from the church.”
“Visiting Ireland reminded me of when I first arrived in Vermont. I thought, This is home.”
“I think with empathy... It's more looking out at the people. And that includes the Republicans, you know the people that might be opposed to us. Trying to understand why is it that they want what they want. And then how do we find common ground. I mean sometimes there is no common ground to be had if it's only about profit.”
“When your spouse becomes a congressperson, you have to adjust your entire life if you want to stay married.”
“I think the American people, through the healthy exchange of ideas, understood that they could do better as a country, in terms of healthcare, affordable education, affordable housing.”
“It was great growing up in Brooklyn. The neighborhood was the street. Everybody would get together after school. Somebody would sit out on a stoop and then five other people, 10 other people would come out - a game of stickball or stoopball or dodgeball - all revolved around a basketball or dodgeball. We had fun.”
“It's very important that the issues that Bernie is talking about are carried forward and he is intending to do that. Winning the presidency is not enough.”
“In 1981, I was a community organizer.”
“I was a strong supporter of Montessori when my kids were very little. I homeschooled for a year, and then we did public school all the way through for the kids. I went to Catholic and public school depending on where I lived.”
“Bernie doesn't own a tuxedo.”
“There's a lot of individual credit and blame in a capitalist society.”
“There was a sense in the country, that we felt palpably from people, that, yes, we've made progress in some areas, but many of us have been left behind, and nobody is speaking to us.”
“The media characterizes every conversation as an adversarial one.”
“People believe in Bernie, people trust him, people respect him, they know he says what he means, he means what he says, so if you're trying to defeat him in an election, what you're trying to do is create doubts about that.”
“The more people are exposed to the same thing, the more it seems acceptable.”
“It seems very unfair that people cannot have adequate health care.”
“A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.”
“We want people to be less stressed about having health care and being able to afford health care or at-home care for their elderly parents.”
“No Child Left Behind was a disaster.”
“The Sanders Institute will not be taking any potshots at people.”