I didn't know a damned thing about mental illness and neither did anyone around me.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'

Don't throw away your conscience.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.