Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.

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.

What's great about well-written material is, if you can shock with justifiable actions, that's the best.

I can't watch a woman play with herself - to me, it looks like a DJ working the turntables... DJ Diddles.

The several sorts of religion in the world are little more than so many spiritual monopolies.

I wear what I like to wear, I don't pick out clothes to try to fit in or whatever, I just like what I like.

No one gets out of here alive.

A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only with the Security Council.

The mind, like any muscle, must be exercised.

The more I read, the more I learn, the more I discover that I know nothing.

People ask me if I'm afraid of getting typecast, but you can't be afraid of that. It's really not up to you. I'm getting other parts that aren't vampires.

Your limits are liars, you fears are thieves.