The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track.

Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.

We need a new kind of citizenship, so that we can see citizens as themselves earning the rank of patriot because of their involvement in their community affairs....We as a society need to be encouraging people to focus not just on individual wants but on serving the larger community.

The future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard.

We all do better, when we all do better.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

We're not going to have real security until we invest in our children.