I would say, people use labels all the time, but I'm kind of a traditional Catholic: Personally, I'm opposed to abortion, and personally, I'm opposed to the death penalty.
— Tim Kaine
The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.
I would be open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone.
I am a governor who left office with a smaller general fund budget than when we started.
My faith teaches that life is sacred. That's why I personally oppose the death penalty. But I take my oath of office seriously, and I'll enforce the death penalty... because it's the law.
Whatever your religious tradition is, if it's important to you and you don't feel comfortable talking about it, you end up coming across as insincere.
I will always be a partner with the president of the United States.
My sense is, as governor I've gotten a lot of stuff done.
When I talk to people outside the beltway, I don't think people are that divided.
You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that.
The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.
Authenticity is key.
No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.
Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.
I think if you run away from who you are, that you're a Democrat and you're proud to be a Democrat, it's foolish. And the reason it's foolish is you've got a lot to be proud of.
I want to make sure that Hillary Clinton is the next president of the United States because we need Secretary Clinton's focus on making sure that we build an America where our values of inclusion and opportunity for everyone are the values that bring us together.
I was the governor that drew a tough, tough straw. I was governor during the worst recession since the 1930s, and I had to cut $5 billion from the state budget.
When people are left out, we're naturally going to focus on that, if it's 47 million people who don't have health insurance, if it's 23,000 people who die every year because they lack access to health care for something that's easily treatable.
The key is grow your talent, attract talent, and then you'll attract the institutions that want to be around talent - and that, to me, is what we need to do at the national level.
When Democrats kind of cavalierly attack the religious right or go after Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell, our candidates have sent the signal to a lot of religious people, 'Well, I guess they are not interested in me.' And I think this includes a lot of people who would fit very naturally within the Democratic Party.
The framers understood that the president, as the head of our armed forces, must defend the nation from imminent threat. But when the mission shifts from defense to offense, congressional approval is essential.
I just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche.
Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult.
My sense is that economic anxiety means electoral volatility.
I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to a person who's going to lose.
One of the things we wrestle with nationally is, 'If we want the economy to be strong, what should we do?' Why not learn some lessons from Virginia?
If faith is your motivation, share that.
I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.
But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done.
I am boring.
As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending.
If you ask people, 'What do you think, should we kick kids off their family insurance policy in that 21- to 26-year-old age range?' You go through those... provisions that are already affecting the everyday lives of Americans, and people don't want to get rid of them.
If you want a senator who'll partner with the president to do what's best for the nation, I'm your guy.
There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you.
You don't ask people to sacrifice their lives until the nation has debated and committed to the mission. It's immoral.
You're not going to have a 1.000 batting average, but the way you get votes is, you just push and you push. I'm not afraid to do that.
People will pay a price for putting political obstruction over progress in a time that is so critical and urgent.
The American economy has always been the innovator in the world, and we're starting to see some tremendous increases in innovation, especially in the clean energy sector.
I'm an optimist.
I'm not going to be anybody's punching bag.
Gay individuals should be able to adopt.
You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.
I say we are climbing out of a ditch and we are climbing up.
