Sometimes making progress a step at a time is better than no progress at all.

Sometimes, it takes leaving to gain some perspective. I see that clearly every time I leave Washington, D.C., and return to Indiana. I see the bizarre bubble that seems to enclose the Beltway and makes people forget what regular people care about.

Sometimes you have to make tough decisions to hold the line on spending.

The only way Democrats can govern in this country is by making common cause with moderates and independents.

A few decades ago, the Irish decided they were tired of being always near the bottom of Europe's economic indicators. So they envisioned a better future for their country, and they put their people on the right road to get there.

Our success as a party will largely be determined by how well we do here in the heartland. ... The time has come to be secure about our values. The time has come to lead.