Politics is not about power.

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

We all do better, when we all do better.

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.