Gabbard: "It's when we care for each other - choosing inclusion and love over division and hatred - that this great country is at it's greatest."

Gabbard: "If we want to preserve the foundation of our democracy, it's vital that we find common ground that allows us to work for the greater good of this nation. This does not mean giving up our values. This does not mean swallowing a bitter compromise."

Gabbard: "As progressives, we care about the well-being of others. We are soft-hearted and have aloha, respect, compassion for others, and we don't like to see anyone suffering."

Gabbard: "We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives."

Gabbard: "Each of us wants to be free. But if we want to be free, we also need to appreciate that others also desire the same thing."

Gabbard: "When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.'"

Gabbard: "When I walk around my neighborhood, the grocery store, or the farmers market, I don't see Democrats or Republicans, Progressives or Conservatives. I see my brothers and sisters - living, breathing human beings with diverse and complicated stories, views, and desires that can't be packaged neatly in a box."

Gabbard: "Unfortunately, sometimes our leaders, for their own political purposes, want us to think in terms of categories and groupings. Our group vs. this group vs. another group. This must end."

Gabbard: "Every single American deserves to be treated equally by their fellow Americans and under the law."

Gabbard: "Growing up here in Hawaii, I loved swimming, surfing, and having fun in this paradise we are lucky to call home. But I gradually realized that I was actually happiest when I was doing things for other people, doing things to protect our water, oceans, and beaches."

Gabbard: "As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war."

Gabbard: "I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity."

Gabbard: "I believe we can make progress on bringing true equality and fairness back to our government if we continue to work together and make our voices heard."

Gabbard: "No member of any 'grouping' should be judged by the activity of some other individual in that same grouping."

Gabbard: "The divisiveness that threatens the fabric of our nation - whether due to race, religion, political ideology, gender, sexual orientation, or other - must end."

Gabbard: "My siblings and I grew up studying from both the Bhagavad-Gita and the Bible, going to Mass, and then coming home to a yoga kirtan."

Gabbard: "My mom was a practicing Hindu, and my dad was a Catholic who practiced yoga meditation and karma yoga. My earliest memories are of the bright colors, beautiful sounds, and fragrant aromas of both Christian and Hindu celebrations."