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" So many great movements didn't succeed the first time, but people kept trying and trying and trying. "

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" We're all tired of a Washington that has these partisan camps where nothing gets done. "

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" When we embraced social media, we took more control of the Newark narrative. We increased responsiveness toward residents. We drew more of our constituents in to participate in government and improve our cities. "

" Listen, don't get my Jersey pride going. We are the most densely-populated state in America 'cause some many people who know the secret want to live there. "

" You were not built for comfort and convenience. You were built to overcome. "

" You are more beautiful than you realize, stronger than you know, more powerful than you could imagine. "

" I reject the idea that the guy who comes out of Yale and goes to work in the projects in Newark is good, and the guy who goes to work for a white-shoe law firm is bad. We're all mountain rangers. We all have peaks and valleys. "

" The joke I always make is I'm either running for reelection, running for Senate, running for governor, or running for my life. The latter is also a viable possibility. "

" I have got the job of my dreams. "

" As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements. "

" I believe there's tremendous value in having a Supreme Court with a diverse set of experiences - especially when we're dealing with issues that range from our intimate relationships to how we finance campaigns. "

" My grandmother from Iowa, she is dancing in Heaven at the prospect that the next president of the United States is going to be Hillary Rodham Clinton. "

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" My weakness in life is two men who seduce me all the time - named Ben & Jerry. "

" The gay people with whom I am close are some of the strongest, most passionate and caring people I know, and their demands for justice are no less imperative than those of any other community. "

" The beauty of having your ego checked as many times as my ego was checked in Newark made me recognize how much I needed other people who were very different than me in order to get big things done. "

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" We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city. "

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