"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power."

"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."

"When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action."

"Politics is not about money."

"School divides life into two segments, which are increasingly of comparable length. As much as anything else, schooling implies custodial care for persons who are declared undesirable elsewhere by the simple fact that a school has been built to serve them."

"There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning."

"My writing is really intuitive. As a kid, I went to school in New Jersey and hung out in New York, so the way kids used to talk got into our earlier songs."

"Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future."