I think the political class, just overall, has underestimated the suffering in America.

My hope for America and the activists is that they never, ever go back to sleep, and they keep fighting for social justice, equality, and decency.

My role is to remind people that everyday people can make a difference. And if we get people out there doing things to make America a better place, we can bring change.

What happens to one directly happens to all indirectly.

We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made.

When you have mega-corporations that have record profits, but they don't want to share even a little bit of that with their workers, we are actually putting our communities at peril.

I stand for all people even if it causes me political heartburn - and I'm going to do that no matter what my future holds.

If a mother or a caregiver does not have a job that pays a living wage and they cannot afford child care, that is unacceptable.

Women should not need a permission slip from government to take care of their own reproductive health.

The better a work environment is, the better it is for the employer - not just the employee.

We are going to have to do some real soul searching as a country and try to bring America together, because it is divided.

Happiness doesn't always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow.

I knew the point wasn’t the victory, but pulling yourself together and crawling your way back. That was life.

Killing time is the chief end of our society.

You know what I would do? I would remake The Wizard of Oz with Robin Williams, and that's it. Just let him do the whole dang thing by himself.

The emotions of the game do not change.

Life was just a tire swing. 'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing. Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken, And I never knew a thing about pain. Life was just a tire swing.

But you're better than I am, Katsa. And it doesn't humiliate me. It humbles me. But it doesn't humiliate me.

And I never believed that the multitude / of dreams and many words were vain.

Let the music play on would be my legacy.

If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.