The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.

That's what I like about you, senator, you're kicking it old-school.

The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot Act. It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

It's just really tragic after all the horrors of the last 1,000 years we can't leave behind something as primitive as government-sponsored execution.

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions.

Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone.

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

I'm proud to be a Democrat.

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

I’m telling you that responsibly applying time strategy and proactively leveraging your calendar is the dumb ol’ secret to seeing your dreams come true.

Who Are We to Tell Anyone What They Can or Can't Do?

The best friend you will ever find is you. You must love yourself with joy to fill your heart with bliss and happiness.

Number, the most excellent of all inventions.

Being an artist is this kind of occupation in which you have to make people care about your obsession.

Oh, I have a very pure soul. It's only my private parts that have gotten me into trouble".

Republicans think that [Ted] Cruz would be like Barry Goldwater. He'd lose in a landslide and pull the party down with him. They'd lose Senate and House seats.

How do you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology.

All white-collar work is project work. The single salient fact that touches all of our lives is that work is being reinvented.