I've also been part of many failed negotiations in the past, so I'm sober-minded about our chances. Chris Murphy More Quotes by Chris Murphy More Quotes From Chris Murphy There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the long term, as I tell these stories, that it will help to open people's eyes. Chris Murphy gun eye life I will consider my time in the Senate a failure if we don't pass some meaningful legislation to reduce the likelihood that Sandy Hook ever happens again. Chris Murphy hook legislation meaningful You have to think not about what you mean but about what people hear. Chris Murphy mean people thinking It would be devastating for America if Donald Trump won, and it would be devastating for the anti-gun-violence movement. But we would be on a long list of progressive causes that would be shattered by a Trump win. Chris Murphy gun winning america From fear of the unknown, both horns and wings have grown. Chris Murphy fear-of-the-unknown horns wings I wake up ready to right and I feel like I'm on the right side of history every day. Chris Murphy wake-up There are all sorts of shades of gray when you're working on economic policy and tax policy and health care policy. There's no gray on this issue, to me. This is a gun lobby that is raging out of control, that doesn't even represent its own members. Chris Murphy rage care gun The anti-gun-violence movement was essentially asleep from 1994 to 2012, and during that time, the gun lobby built up enormous political power. Chris Murphy movement political gun The absence of fear is love. Chris Murphy absence fear One of the myths about the Internet of Things is that companies have all the data they need, but their real challenge is making sense of it. In reality, the cost of collecting some kinds of data remains too high, the quality of the data isn't always good enough, and it remains difficult to integrate multiple data sources. Chris Murphy data real challenges Republicans are going to have to come to the conclusion that there's a political price for standing against 90 percent of their constituents to stand with the gun lobby. Chris Murphy republican political gun My career in Congress is a story of before Sandy Hook and after Sandy Hook. Chris Murphy hook careers stories What is happening in Iraq now is awful, but it is a consequence of our invasion, not our withdrawal. Chris Murphy iraq military responsibility So sophisticated and smart, but our eyes tell us lies, or at best the truth in part. Chris Murphy smart eye lying No need to repent, no need to forgive - reverse 'evil' to live. Chris Murphy forgiving evil needs A domain exits where concepts can't go; so leave them on the doorstep to enter. Chris Murphy doorstep exit domain Living in stressful situations there are chemicals in your brain that are released that essentially degrade the neuron connections that allow you to function as a normal human being. Chris Murphy stressful situation brain If we have a president who asked for a mandate on combating gun violence, as Hillary Clinton is requesting, that's going to be really impactful. I will certainly defer to her when it comes to the exact pace and content of legislative action, but I expect it will be at the top of her agenda. It will certainly be at the top of mine. Chris Murphy pace gun president If [lawmakers] lose elections in part because of their votes on the background-check bill or their position on the terror gap bill, then there will be a rethinking of this issue within the Republican conference. Chris Murphy gaps issues bills I've listened to Republicans say over and over again that we should focus on enforcing the laws that we have. The great hypocrisy of that statement is that they are deliberately handcuffing the enforcement agency that oversees current law. Chris Murphy agency hypocrisy law
