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

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about money.

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.

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers but I finally chose politics.

If there is one eternal truth of politics it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.