The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track.

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.

We crave magic because we are magic. We crave power because we are pure power.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

There was a thing on Facebook that said, 'Describe George Clooney's wedding in three words, ' and my answer was, 'Not invited again.'

Fear closes all doors to the true self, that brilliant center where the ecstasy lies.

Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema.

A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse.

I am a very impatient director.

Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this country. Islam does not threaten France's future in any way.

Our worst fear isn't the end of life but the end of memories.

The players need to remember to run with their bodies above their legs.