New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

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I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I want to rebuild America.

I want to rebuild America.

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.