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“We've got to pass legislation which will allow people to have access to competent counsel no matter who they are.”
“Wangari Maathai was a mighty woman, creative, fearless, and full of love.”
“My father when I was a kid was so deeply involved with Native Americans, he used to bring home these extraordinary headdresses and pipes.”
“After my father died, we went to church for a long time every day, and then every other day during the summer.”
“When people ask me what's really important about my father, I think the most important thing about him was his moral imagination.”
“I married a politician. But I thought it would be tough for my children to have two parents as politicians.”
“In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims.”
“For centuries, from the dirt roads of Trenton, to the hills of Virginia, to the trenches of Amiens, our armed forces never fought in a war they didn't win.”
“I grew up outside of Washington D.C., a town in which the largest industry is government and in which almost everyone I knew was involved in creating policies which impact people across our country and around the globe.”
“When I was younger, I had so many people in my family die. In my mind, heaven was as physical a place as home or school, and I knew that everyone I loved was together, enormously happy, and watching over me and awaiting my coming to this extraordinary place.”
“U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in Egypt.”
“In planes, I used to try to look behind the clouds to see if I saw an angel.”
“Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.”
“I first went to Haiti in 1979. I've gone back every few years since.”
“We must permanently reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban and the restrictions on high capacity magazines.”
“I think there are many Democrats who are good, strong leaders. The person I like the most is my nephew, Congressman Joe Kennedy.”
“As mothers, women are often the first to know when the food they feed their children is tainted with pollutants or impurities, because they can see it in the tears of their children and hear it in their babies' cries.”
“I appreciate that Marco Rubio has called for immigration reform but he goes back and forth on it a little bit.”
“Elective office is one of many ways to serve the community and the country. It's one that I would consider at some point.”
“For too long, we've allowed ourselves to equate targeted bullying with innocent teasing, or dismissed it as pranks and ignored the torment and long-term impact that an incident like this has on young people.”