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?

Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision.

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.

Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives.

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.

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.