I tried as hard as I could, tried as many moves as I could and did a lot of work by myself... but it just didn't work.

I've got it in my hand and I'm about to watch it.

It was an aim of mine I set midway through last year, so to achieve that is a small goal but very satisfying.

I was always going to lay it down once we turned off the main highway. I know how hard it can be riding along there - it's hard if you're leading and it's hard in the bunch so it was a good place to go.

I put in work for my neighborhood. Hundreds of bills, measures, budget items, and hearings. I always tried to make it a point to stay late, to always run the longest hearings, to carry nearly the most bills. The tragedy was that of the 18 years I was in Sacramento, 16 years were under Republican governors.

We face a severe shortage of dentists, for example, ... It would work for veterinarians, too.