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" If you want a senator who'll partner with the president to do what's best for the nation, I'm your guy. "
Tim Kaine
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" What 'listo' means in Spanish is this: it means prepared, it means battle-tested, it means rock solid, up for anything, never backing down. And, friends, Hillary Clinton, she is listo! "
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" There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you. "
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" 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. "
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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
" It seemed to me to be entirely un-kosher, if that's a word, to try to put a debate about war right in front of the midterm to try to affect the midterm outcomes. "
Tim Kaine
Debate
Affect
Me
" For Donald Trump, Latinos are second-class citizens. We believe we are all Americans. We believe we are strong together. There is a big difference in this sense between the two parties and the candidates. "
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" As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending. "
Tim Kaine
Spending
Governor
Billion
" Like a lot of people, I have been a leader in some things, and I've been a follower in some things. I know how to work on a team. And most of life, frankly, to get things done you have to get done, you've got to work as a team. "
Tim Kaine
Life
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" In politics, you've got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant. Not that I would make much money playing a harmonica. "
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Work
You
Money
" Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult. "
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Difficult
Presidents
Elections
" 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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Character
Know
Life
" I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. "
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Life
Sacred
Think
" 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. "
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Constitution
People
Marriage
" 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
Me
War
" 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. "
Tim Kaine
Humility
Path
Ready
" People will pay a price for putting political obstruction over progress in a time that is so critical and urgent. "
Tim Kaine
Progress
Political
People
" I was a brand new senator in 2013. And the idiocy of Congress was to shut the government down for two weeks in October. And coming out of that, the pressure was put on the budget chair, Paul Ryan's shoulders and Patty Murray. Conservative Wisconsin Republican, progressive Washington Democrat, come up with a budget deal. "
Tim Kaine
Brand
Pressure
October
" My sense is, as governor I've gotten a lot of stuff done. "
Tim Kaine
Governor
Sense
Lot
" I predict after this whole thing is over, what we'll remember about the failed candidacy of Donald Trump is, 'You're fired.' "
Tim Kaine
Donald Trump
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You
" Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist. "
Tim Kaine
Security
Up
Race
" The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth. "
Tim Kaine
Way
Through
Best
" 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. "
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" I have taken the position, which is quite common among Catholics - I have got a personal feeling about abortion, but the right rule for government is to let women make their own decisions. "
Tim Kaine
Government
Women
Decisions
" 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
" 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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Action
War
Time
" 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
Nation
Mission
" 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. "
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Right
Kind
Think
" Anne and I have now been married almost 32 years, and I am the luckiest husband in the world. "
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Now
World
Husband
" I have a moral position against the death penalty. But I took an oath of office to uphold it. Following an oath of office is also a moral obligation. "
Tim Kaine
Death
Office
Death Penalty
" If you ask people, 'What do you think, should we kick kids off their family insurance policy in that 21- to 26-year-old age range?' You go through those... provisions that are already affecting the everyday lives of Americans, and people don't want to get rid of them. "
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