I think that the media spends far too much time [on personalities].

A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little.

The problems we face, did not come down from the heavens. They are made, they are made by bad human decisions, and good human decisions can change them.

What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the hand full of billionaires.

An America where every person, no matter their race, their disability or their sexual orientation realizes the full promise of equality that is our birthright as Americans.

It's better to show up than to give up.

It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%.

Real change never occurs from the top on down, [but] always from the bottom on up.

It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia.

The point is change can come about, but it only comes about when millions of people are actively involved in political struggle, the billionaires may have the money, but we have the people.

What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and the children.

Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts.-Maggie

Desire is to ask for something in silence, without really wanting it, for having it wouldn't fill you as much as having desired it.

My friends are my enimies, my magi, my gods, my life...

When you celebrate, there is sure to be cake."Florence Ditlow, in "The Bakery Girls.

It’s better to wear out than rust out.

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.

I think we're going to have to take a hard look about what more we can do to prevent this kind of lone wolf attack.

I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate.

Ultimately, it is the people who judge, through elections, whether someone governs well or not. It's not up to other politicians to define and determine our colleagues.

Identity is not found, the way Pharaoh's daughter found Moses in the bulrushes. Identity is built.