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" As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency. "

" Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. "

" I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others. "

" I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process. "

" I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very happy. "

" I feel that my father's greatest legacy was the people he inspired to get involved in public service and their communities, to join the Peace Corps, to go into space. And really that generation transformed this country in civil rights, social justice, the economy and everything. "

" I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too. "

" I grew up in New York, I love New York. "

" I have a lifelong devotion to public service. "

" In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article. "

" In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me. "

" I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected. "

" I think one of my father's great legacies is the people that he inspired and the generation that he inspired transformed America through civil rights, women's rights, equal justice, and they've passed that on to their children and grandchildren. "

" I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people. "

" It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career. "

" It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul. "

" I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution. "

" John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do. "

" Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility. "

" One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy, libraries open the door to these worlds and so many others. I urge young and old alike to embrace all that libraries have to offer. "

" Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism. "

" The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing. "

" The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years. "

" To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us. "

" We need a President who is not afraid of complexity, who believes in an open and tolerant society, and who knows that the world can be made new again - and that President is Al Gore. "

" When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks. "

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