"Politics isn't about left versus right it's about top versus bottom."

"The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."

"There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success."

"Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment."

"The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion."

"Movies are such an integral part of American culture. We're so spread out in this country, and movies offer us a chance to come together and have a communal experience."

"If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?"

"There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation."