We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country.

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.

Friendship, as has been said, consists in a full commitment of the will to another person with a view to that person's good.

I may be deprived of eloquence, but my mind can never be a dumb.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

My experience is that our intelligence officials try to do the right thing, but even with good intentions, sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes they can be overzealous.

You have to attack to get corners, no? Winning by scoring strategic goals doesn't bother me - it's part of the game.

Believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is making a decision. Love is both something that happens to you and something you decide upon.

There is nothing but God, nothing but the Goddess, nothing but Spirit in all directions, and not a grain of sand, not a speck of dust, is more or less Spirit than any other.

We could tell Americans everything is okay and nothing is going to happen. The fact is, there is a very real threat.

You can't even sing or play an instrument, so you just scream instead. You're living for an image, so you got five hundred women in your bed.

I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time. I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit.