I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.

I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents. We've got to send messages to our kids about what is important.

Children teach us to be courageous and to stand up against injustice.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

God, please help us remember that all the darkness in the world cannot snuff out the light of one little candle. Help us to keep lighting our little candles until a mighty torch of justice sweeps our nation and the world.

You can achieve much in life if you don't mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit.

It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need.