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

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

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.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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.

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.