Claire McCaskill

We still have not been able to move into those positions in our country that are really directing traffic among that 1 percent, and that's where women have to break through.

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for.

Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly.

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.