"I do believe that during the Bush-Cheney administration, that Vice President Cheney set a tone and an attitude for the CIA."

"For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality."

"If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval."

"I believe climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs."

"Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality."

"I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations."