We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

I don’t know what leadership is. You can’t touch it. You can’t feel it. It’s not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

I’m a competitive person.

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

We’re betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.