Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its about standing up for our environment, our families and our future, and I wont give up this fight.

What you value at the highest level needs to be in alignment with your partner or you will have conflict.

Whoever sees the light shall never walk in darkness.

Little flowers get more attention than the big mountains simply because they emit love around themselves!

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power

You can gain power by avoidance. You can gain power by doing certain things. You can gain much more power by meditating.

Art is when things appear rounded.

And what is a stage dad, or a stage mom? It's someone who's protective. That's all.

Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?

You know what's weird, I just write to write, with no intention, I just write.