What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.
I worry about the lack of experience that Rex Tillerson has had on the diplomatic front and, frankly, I think that's true for many of the appointments to [Donald] Trump's cabinet.
There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That's the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happy.
I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington.
I started in the mailroom, literally, as an intern. . . in 1974. The legislator I was working for at the time said, 'I want you to get your law degree and come back here and get elected and be the first woman governor. ' I kind of took that guy seriously - I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea.
I think it's important that we show up. I think it's important that we communicate directly with all those working people.
I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks.
The land of litigation, the courts are like game shows. Take what's behind the curtain the jury cries.
The world is becoming an immense military base, and that base is becoming a mental hospital the size of the world. Inside the nuthouse, which ones are crazy?
There is a glory in a great mistake.
Unless you're one of the first Americans, a Native American, you came from someplace else. Somebody brought you.