I care about life and I have a record of fighting for people above all else.

You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing.

The fight for the future of Texas is just beginning.

The last thing Texas women need in their lives is Greg Abbott.

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

A tree fell on Greg Abbott - he sued and got millions.

Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future.

Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.

I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.

The best of Texas is yet to come.

I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

Be who you want to be not what others want you to be.

When dealing with critics always remember this: Critics judge things based on what is outside of their content of understanding.

Welfare is monetary methadone.

Why nationalize industry when you can nationalize the people?

God uses broken-hearted leaders.

Isn't death the boundary we need?

I don't give up, and I make sure to keep my standards high.

Paradise is for those who make paradise.

O joy! that in our embers Is something that doth live, That nature yet remembers What was so fugitive!