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" I think the reason that drones have become so controversial is because they're used in Pakistan; they're used in Yemen; they've been used in all kinds of places. "
Tim Kaine
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" I think I'm ready to lead. I'm ready first to be a supportive vice president so that the presidency of Hillary Clinton is a fantastic one. But if something were to put that in my path, as much as any human being would be ready, I'd be ready. And you gotta approach it with humility. "
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Ready
" People will pay a price for putting political obstruction over progress in a time that is so critical and urgent. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" You don't ask people to sacrifice their lives until the nation has debated and committed to the mission. It's immoral. "
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" You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that. "
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You
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" 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. "
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Average
" If you want a senator who'll partner with the president to do what's best for the nation, I'm your guy. "
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" No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy. "
Tim Kaine
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Right
Virginia
" I can't take classified information that I get as a senator and give it to someone with no consequence. "
Tim Kaine
Someone
Take
Information
" Now Hillary Clinton and I are 'companeros de alma.' And we share this basic belief: it's simple. Do all the good you can and serve one another. Pretty simple. "
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You
Pretty
Now
" I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. "
Tim Kaine
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Sacred
Think
" 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? "
Tim Kaine
Strong
Want
Why
" Anne and I have now been married almost 32 years, and I am the luckiest husband in the world. "
Tim Kaine
Now
World
Husband
" 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. "
Tim Kaine
Nature
Solitude
People
" I'm an optimist. "
Tim Kaine
Optimist
" 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. "
Tim Kaine
People
Different
Always
" I am boring. "
Tim Kaine
Boring
Am
I Am
" My faith is central to everything I do. My faith position is a Good Samaritan position of trying to watch out for the other person. "
Tim Kaine
Watch
Trying
Person
" 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. "
Tim Kaine
Believe
Politics
Government
" Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly. "
Tim Kaine
Real
Years
Real Estate
" You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions. "
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Decisions
You
Transportation
" I ask unanimous consent that I be able to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish. "
Tim Kaine
Speech
Immigration
Floor
" When I see this, you know, 'Crooked Hillary,' or I see the, 'Lock her up,' it's just ridiculous. It is ridiculous. But I just - you know - it is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve. And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade. "
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Problems
Look
Know
" As much as the constitutional argument matters to me, what really matters to me is this sort of moral question of can we order somebody to risk their lives about a military mission if we're not willing to debate, vote, and say that the military mission matters? "
Tim Kaine
Risk
Vote
Debate
" I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to a person who's going to lose. "
Tim Kaine
Gift
Sympathy
Win
" But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done. "
Tim Kaine
You
Happy
Know
" We had a motto in my school: 'Men for Others.' And it was there that my faith became something vital. My north star for orienting my life. And when I left high school, I knew that I wanted to battle for social justice. "
Tim Kaine
School
Men
Motto
" I do plan to be on the podium with President Clinton when she's inaugurated in January 2017 - but I'm going to be sitting with the senators. "
Tim Kaine
Plan
She
Going
" Let me let you in on a secret. I do plan to be on the podium with President Clinton when she's inaugurated in January 2017 - but I'm going to be sitting with the senators. "
Tim Kaine
Me
Going
Plan