“I saw my mother crying for the first time, which made a huge impressio...” — Tim Kaine Quote

I saw my mother crying for the first time, which made a huge impression on me, when I came home from kindergarten, and she was watching TV because JFK - that Irish Catholic president that we loved - had been killed.

My faith teaches that life is sacred. That's why I personally oppose the death penalty. But I take my oath of office seriously, and I'll enforce the death penalty... because it's the law.

The framers understood that the president, as the head of our armed forces, must defend the nation from imminent threat. But when the mission shifts from defense to offense, congressional approval is essential.

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

I went to an all-boys Catholic school in Dallas.

I taught English, first at a Catholic school and then at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.

Worse than the ordinary, miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.

I am so superstitious that I think even discussing this subject is dangerous and will probably bring me terrible luck. Having been raised a Catholic, superstition becomes almost part of your DNA. The challenge is to slowly rid yourself of these little delusions.

People always think I'm Jewish. Actually, I'm a lapsed Catholic.