You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.
Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are providing them with alternatives, fun things to do that don't necessarily have alcohol at the center.
I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.
Fear drives you and makes you better.
The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.
In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.
Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.
I have long ties to the women's community.
I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.
We are living longer, and we need to live better.
I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the overall risk.
We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.
The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.
We have to mainstream everybody. No matter what their circumstances when they were growing up. Part of that is knowing that after they're finished with school, everybody in this country gets up and goes to work.
I try to deal with my serious reading before work.
Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.
I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.
In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times.
You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.
I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with.
By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.
I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.
We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.
We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.
We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.
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