The Democratic Party has lost much of it credibility with working class and low-income people. It retards progress toward presenting a genuine alternative.

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.

I always tell my kids to cut a sandwich in half right when you get it, and the first thought you should have is somebody else. You only ever need half a burger.

I was a hip kid. When I saw Bambi it was the midnight show.

Once established, reputations do not easily change.

The world is so full of possibilities that dogmatism is simply indecent.

I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events.

Let's provide family leave that is paid and access to affordable, high-quality childcare.

We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies

However, the occasional visit of success provides just the excitement an engineer needs to face work the following day.

D-Wade is the unselfish guy here-he is welcoming Chris Bosh and LeBron James to his team.

We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots. We must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves.