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" Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us. "

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" When you're serving at the local level, you have to build strong personal relationships to get things done. "

" Let's make sure that we are working for age-appropriate sex education in our school system. "

" We need to get away from labels. That's the way people talk in Washington, D.C. - through labels, through ideological frames, through partisan frames. "

" Most people would identify with the fact that we tend to be defined by the struggles we came through than by the successes. And certainly for me that's true. "

" It's great to talk about how good things are now. But we can't sit on our laurels and expect that our time will sustain itself if we don't do a better job on issues like education... It's absolutely the case that the low cost of college tuition that I was able to enjoy and the financial aid I was able to receive made my education possible. "

" Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there. "

" I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn't walked a day in my shoes. "

" Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with. "

" I am running for my Senate district in 2014 and looking forward hopefully to earning the confidence of my community once again and being reelected for that seat. "

" As a senator from the only true swing district in the Texas Senate, I've been targeted by the GOP for my outspoken criticism of their extremist attacks on public education and voting rights, to name just two examples. "

" Let's make sure that we don't close down 37 of the 42 clinics in Texas and leave women with nowhere to go and put them in a situation where their health will be at risk, because what we do know is that closing down the ability to access that service unfortunately does not take the need away or women's confronting that issue away. "

" I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence. "

" Let's face it, Obama is not a hugely popular political figure in the state of Texas. "

" Real Texans don't want any woman to die of cancer because she can't get decent health care or medical advice. Real Texans don't want any woman to lose control of her life because she can't get birth control. "

" When I first put my hat in the ring, several very tried and true and loyal Democratic activists from our community said, 'What? She's not a Democrat. She's a Republican.' I took that as a compliment, you know, that people didn't necessarily know what my ideology might be because I wasn't driven by that. "

" Real Texans believe in looking out for each other. We believe in honoring our mothers and fathers and keeping our smallest residents - our children - healthy. "

" Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn't be the status quo. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. "

" I was one of those kids that could just show up and take the test and do well on it. I didn't study a whole lot. "

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" I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office. "

" Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top. "

" I always stand out by the voting lines on Election Day, and I can't tell you how many people say, 'I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I'm splitting my ticket for you.' They're more engaged and thoughtful than we give them credit for. "

" I'm a very competitive person. You won't change things unless you are prepared to fight, even if you don't win. But I do hate losing. "

" Texas Republican political leaders take perverse pride in how deeply they have cut our state's education budget. Thousands of teachers have been pulled from classrooms, schools have closed and valuable programs have been canceled. In many places, districts are forced to choose between prekindergarten programs and English, algebra and art. "

" I think you have to be careful. You have to know exactly what is going to resonate with voters. And you can't get ahead of that. You have to be very careful with your approach. "

" I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day. "