Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.

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

Politics is not about power.

Without trying, I'm different.

I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines

Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live.

We can remake the world daily.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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

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

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

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.

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

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

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

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.