Politics is not left, right or center ... It's about improving people's lives.

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed to be talking about. Maybe they were right.

We all do better, when we all do better.

Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.

The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.

Your heart is who you are, all else follows. Guard your heart, Thomas. Guard your heart.

But there was a kitten on my pillow, and it was purring in my face and vibrating gently with every purr, and, very soon, I slept.

To lead an untrained people to war is to throw them away.

We are supposed to write poetry to keep the gods alive.

The galleries are simply corporations in the art world - "Here's a million dollars for this latest piece of crap" - but I'm not about to go along with the gallery system.

All worthwhile endeavors are 90% work and 10% love, and only the love should show.

Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.

Comets are like cats: they have tails, and they do precisely what they want.

Whiskey don't make liars it just makes fools.

The main thing is to have a gutsy approach and use your head.