No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.

I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

I aspire to be useful.

Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable.

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.

Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.

Everything stinks till it’s finished.

Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.

I don’t just want to do the right thing. I want to WANT to do the right thing.

Wasn't growing catnip in one's yard the kitty equivalent of giving candy to children?

My own habit had always been to write about the things that ticked me off in a given day. If I kept a journal at all, I kept it to vent.

I believe you need scientific proof that something works before you entrust your health to it.

I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - it turned little people into crass stereotypes.

You are only as young as your spine is flexible.

Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to significance.