My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. It's a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics.

When you're talking about Iraq and oil, you're talking about a mess, no matter who's in charge.

Let's help people in this country with the resources we have.

We cannot avert our eyes without staining our souls.

I take issue with many people's description of people being illegal Immigrants. There aren't any illegal Human Beings as far as I'm concerned.

There's a type of freedom that occurs when everything that you've believed in and worked for is shattered, because then you have the opportunity to rebuild and to put yourself back together in a new way.

You can blow the world to pieces, but you can't blow the world to peace.