Quotes from Jane O'Meara Sanders

Visiting Ireland reminded me of when I first arrived in Vermont. I thought, This is home.

A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.

I am a voter. I have one vote, yet you're a superdelegate and count for thousands and thousands of votes. That doesn't make any sense at all.

There's a lot of individual credit and blame in a capitalist society.

I think that as many Catholics, you have a complicated relationship with the church. When my brother died, I felt like there couldn't be a God. I just felt that way and for a couple of years, I just felt turned away from the church.

I was a strong supporter of Montessori when my kids were very little. I homeschooled for a year, and then we did public school all the way through for the kids. I went to Catholic and public school depending on where I lived.

I tend to not worry and waste time on hypotheticals.

I think that education is something - it takes place in the classroom. It's all up to that teacher. We should be respecting and rewarding teachers.

If Bernie has seven sweaters, that's three too many for him.

I think when people are having a hard time, we tend to blame ourselves and think we can do better. Bernie is giving rise to their understanding that this is not an individual problem, this is a systemic problem.

Whether it's a church or politics or a corporation or a college or anywhere, leadership matters.

I used to make fun of people who talked about going home and all that. I hadn't really thought about it at all, but I just teared up when I saw Ireland. I felt a kinship.

It's very important that the issues that Bernie is talking about are carried forward and he is intending to do that. Winning the presidency is not enough.

People believe in Bernie, people trust him, people respect him, they know he says what he means, he means what he says, so if you're trying to defeat him in an election, what you're trying to do is create doubts about that.

No Child Left Behind was a disaster.

I have seen Bernie deliver for the people that need him, no matter who the people were. And always, he does what is right.

I've never done gender politics - I think our vote is too important to give away on any single issue.

For me, the focus has to be on the individual, the worker, not on profit margins, not on stock returns, but on how do we have a wonderful community in the State of Vermont that has good jobs that keep our kids here and keeps our communities healthy.

I think the American people, through the healthy exchange of ideas, understood that they could do better as a country, in terms of healthcare, affordable education, affordable housing.

Climate change is real, and the fossil fuel industry is pouring tons and tons of money into campaign contributions. That's something to be angry about.

I think with empathy... It's more looking out at the people. And that includes the Republicans, you know the people that might be opposed to us. Trying to understand why is it that they want what they want. And then how do we find common ground. I mean sometimes there is no common ground to be had if it's only about profit.

I've worked with Bernie before all of his other advisers have. We're best friends, and we've been colleagues, and now we're husband and wife, and grandparents together, and parents.

We live by the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Superdelegates, first off, I think, are silly.