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" During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that, how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate with Congress about whether military action is a good idea? "

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" I'm an introvert on the Myers-Briggs. I've got to have time by myself to recharge. My philosophy is sort of that humans are weak, frail, imperfect, and generally kind of bad, but every day I meet somebody who's good, and that inspires me. "

Tim Kaine

Myself

Time

Philosophy

" Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly. "

" When people are left out, we're naturally going to focus on that, if it's 47 million people who don't have health insurance, if it's 23,000 people who die every year because they lack access to health care for something that's easily treatable. "

" I predict after this whole thing is over, what we'll remember about the failed candidacy of Donald Trump is, 'You're fired.' "

" One of the things we wrestle with nationally is, 'If we want the economy to be strong, what should we do?' Why not learn some lessons from Virginia? "

" I deeply believe - and not just as a matter of politics, but even as a matter of morality - that matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves. And the last thing we need is government intruding into those personal decisions. "

" When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career. "

" I work on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees to keep us safe at home and strong in the world. "

Tim Kaine

World

Work

" I will say, nothing in my time in the Senate has more surprised me than senators and House members want to weigh in on everything under the sun, but they do not want to weigh in on a clearly defined constitutional duty to declare war. It just stuns me. "

Tim Kaine

House

War

" Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization of the V.A. That is something that is overwhelmingly rejected by America's veterans. They do not want to go down that path. Do they want improvement? Sure they do. But they don't want risky or radical. "

" Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult. "

" A drone isn't any different than a bomb; it's not any different than other weapons that are used, where there is always a capacity for people to be killed who you wished were not. "

" You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that. "

" The American economy has always been the innovator in the world, and we're starting to see some tremendous increases in innovation, especially in the clean energy sector. "

" I went to a Jesuit boys high school, Rockhurst High School. "

" My dad was a great business guy, and he always taught us that his business acumen would put his workers' kids through school, and their great artistry... would put my brothers and me through school. "

Tim Kaine

School

" I have a sort of Catholic-slash-Calvinist view of human nature, but every day I meet somebody who is doing cool things. So people get you out of your solitude and do things that exceed your expectations every day. "

" I can't take classified information that I get as a senator and give it to someone with no consequence. "

" McCain is completely against the sequester. It was one thing when we had a Democratic chair who was against it - all the Democrats were against it. But to have a Republican chair who is outspoken and strong against the sequester, who has the credentials in military issues - who is going to challenge him? "

" Anne and I have now been married almost 32 years, and I am the luckiest husband in the world. "

" I'm not going to be anybody's punching bag. "

" I've been a city councilman and mayor. I've been a lieutenant governor and governor and now, in the Senate, serve on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee. So I'm a utility player. I just want to do everything I can to make sure A) we win and that B) the presidency of Hillary Clinton is fantastic. "

" I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. "

" I believe all people, regardless of sexual orientation, should be guaranteed the full rights to the legal benefits and responsibilities of marriage under the Constitution. "

" I would say, people use labels all the time, but I'm kind of a traditional Catholic: Personally, I'm opposed to abortion, and personally, I'm opposed to the death penalty. "

" No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy. "

" My sense is, as governor I've gotten a lot of stuff done. "

" I just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche. "

" When Democrats kind of cavalierly attack the religious right or go after Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell, our candidates have sent the signal to a lot of religious people, 'Well, I guess they are not interested in me.' And I think this includes a lot of people who would fit very naturally within the Democratic Party. "

" The key is grow your talent, attract talent, and then you'll attract the institutions that want to be around talent - and that, to me, is what we need to do at the national level. "

Tim Kaine

Talent

Key