There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people.

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.

The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?