Tim Kaine Quotes

Gay individuals should be able to adopt.

The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.

No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy.

There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you.

My sense is, as governor I've gotten a lot of stuff done.

We are all neighbors. And we must love neighbors as ourselves.

You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that.

I reported everything I was given, even if I didn't keep - I did not keep the vast majority of it.

I am a governor who left office with a smaller general fund budget than when we started.

If you want a senator who'll partner with the president to do what's best for the nation, I'm your guy.

I say we are climbing out of a ditch and we are climbing up.

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 just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche.

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.

Authenticity is key.

Anne and I have now been married almost 32 years, and I am the luckiest husband in the world.

If faith is your motivation, share that.

I would be open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone.

I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.

The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

I work on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees to keep us safe at home and strong in the world.

Over 17 years, I took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anybody who treated anybody unfairly.

Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult.

People will pay a price for putting political obstruction over progress in a time that is so critical and urgent.

My sense is that economic anxiety means electoral volatility.

I'm not going to be anybody's punching bag.

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.

You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.

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?

I went to a Jesuit boys high school, Rockhurst High School.

When I talk to people outside the beltway, I don't think people are that divided.

Virginians want you to work across the aisle.

You don't ask people to sacrifice their lives until the nation has debated and committed to the mission. It's immoral.