If people don't get as engaged as the tea party was, we're going to lose.

Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard.

To the extent that we can shine a light on the bad things being done, that's going to have a positive impact.

Obama had a mandate for change and Trump clearly does not.

Another crucial thing the tea party did really well is to focus in on the folks who are more or less on your side, and make sure they are as bold as possible.

Stiffening the spine of progressive members of Congress is crucial.

When someone is running for reelection in Texas, they're not looking for votes in California or New York.

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to constituents.

You have to be local. You have to focus on your local members of Congress.

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.

Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.

The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism.

To know the Word of God, to live the Word of God, to preach the Word, to teach the Word, is the sum of all wisdom, the heart of all Christian service.

A circus of stars, your dreams a trapeze, faces lift like mirrored moons.

As a musician, I know that it'll take time for me to get to the ranks of an established artiste. Nevertheless, I'm very happy that people are appreciating my music.

Offense is what people take when they can't take argument.

Listen to presences inside poems.

All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.

I realize how much ballet gave me, and because of ballet, I’m known as a graceful gymnast.