The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves.

It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives and give it to politics.

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

I dare to imagine a country where every child I hold in my hands, are all God's children, regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of whether they're boy or girl, regardless of religion, regardless of rich or poor, that every child I hold in my hands, will have the same chance to reach her full potential or his full potential. That is the goodness of our country. That is the essence of the American dream.

There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.

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