In many respects, this country is becoming an oligarchy, with a tiny percentage of America owning the media, owning the country.

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.

Talk for people and not about them. Unless you have love in your heart, refrain from discussing another person.

I have yet to discover a dish that will not come alive in the presence of champagne.

I loved killing zombies in 'Day of the Dead.' I basically welcome anything that involves being dirty or bloody or shooting guns.

I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill - not because we're perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.

What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth ? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad.

My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I like to look at cars but I was never really a mechanic.

The philosophers must station themselves in the middle.

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him.

Some people say 'I want to be a writer,' and some people say, 'I want to write.'

Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send.