We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

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.

Man always becomes other. Man is the animal who continually differs from himself.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?

Nothing is more powerful than the black church experience. A good choir and a good sermon in the black church, it's pretty hard not to be move and be transported.

If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.

I love music, it kind of comes naturally and has always been a part of my world.

I live in Realville, and my problem is that I'm governed by logic. And some of the claims that are made by people on the left just don't hold up.

There's news that happens in different spheres and can be made just as funny, but it's not necessarily in the normal news medium.

We'll look at the japanese launch as a model and aspire to have things go as well as they did over there.