There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.

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.

who wishes to fight must first count the cost

The universe has more than enough business and wealth for everyone—way more than enough.

to us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

Unbelieving image-bearers really do have a lot of good ideas. To deny this is an affront to the One Whose image they bear.

Reaching my first grand slam final was amazing, and I didn't expect it at just 19 years old.

It's much better when I go out with my mates and we stop talking about me like I'm some sort of egomaniac. It's great when we can just have a drink.

I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.

Love is the soul's light, the taste of morning, no me, no we, no claim of being.

I think most people assume if you're a Latino in Texas, you're Mexican. It's not really a problem, and I love so much about Mexican culture and the Mexican people.

Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.