There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

We all do better, when we all do better.

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.

Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.