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" If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people. "

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" Sometimes, when I come back to Washington from Indiana, I feel like an ambassador to a foreign country. "

" My father was on the Judiciary Committee all 18 years. He had a good personal relationship with Jim Eastland. They probably didn't agree on practically anything, or very little, from a public policy standpoint. But they were willing to work through that to see what they could get done just because they knew each other and liked each other. "

" The only way Democrats can govern in this country is by making common cause with moderates and independents. "

" We know that a college degree is rapidly becoming the price of admission to the global economy. "

" My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of that's the permanent campaign, part of that's a word I've been using more frequently, 'tribal.' Our politics has become tribal: It's us versus them. "

" Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60. "

" Companies that are publicly held have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to try to maximize their profits within ethical reasons. "

" You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a fundraising breakfast, a fundraising lunch and a fundraising dinner, and then when the Senate breaks for the week to go home, more fundraisers. And that's driven by the cost of campaigning. "

" To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding. We can't continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th. "

" We need leaders who appeal to us to think about something other than narrow self-interest but instead focus upon the greater good. "

" What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest. "

" In Indiana, we don't have an official state religion, but if we did, it would be basketball. "

" Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. "

" Our success as a party will largely be determined by how well we do here in the heartland... The time has come to be secure about our values. The time has come to lead. "

" Sometimes you have to make tough decisions to hold the line on spending. "

" Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials. "

" Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' "

" Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being. "

" We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people. "

" America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy. "

" If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months. "

" Between being governor and part of the Senate, one of the things I did was I held a chair at the business school at my alma mater, Indiana University. And I'd go to lecture the graduates, and I loved that, answering their questions. It was real; it was tangible, and it was making a difference every day. "

" The United States must not allow North Korea to exacerbate tensions between our key strategic allies in Asia. As the leader of the free world, the United States needs to support our regional allies who are standing up to a Stalinist regime that is intent on developing nuclear weapons. "

" People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you. "