Paul Wellstone Quotes

Trump is a major motivation to be speaking out because I so disagree with some of the things that he decides on, and you notice there's a lawsuit on just about everything he does? My gosh.

I listen to Gov. Romney have to apologize because he has been successful.

What I want to understand is what I am talking about on the stage. What I don't want to understand is what the government is talking about when the government tells me about taxes.

Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts to reform the government and uphold the integrity of the Constitution and the laws made in furtherance thereof.

The starship thing is really political action and reaction, the natural outgrowth of Volunteers.

Ironically enough, why I got into politics is because I came to the conclusion that if you wanted to save the world, which in my mind was through the environment, those elected officials seemed to be the ones who made a lot of the important decisions, if not the most important decisions.

I am satisfied that all politicians were meant to be journalists and all journalists meant to be politicians.

During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: 'Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.'

With the war and everything that's going on, unless you're Susan Sarandon, the best route is to keep your mouth shut. For me it is, anyway!

You can't do anything that's not political in this time and age.

The atomic issue was a natural path into political issues.

When I feed the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.

Politics is not a spectator sport. You can't just sit on the sidelines.

We cannot safely leave politics to politicians, or political economy to college professors.

Don’t get involved with any political stuff.

Political involvement is more than a game.

I used to sort of consider myself a feminist, an environmentalist, and I still have some of that in me, but I've done so many offensive comedies, I'm now worn down to a little nub of... nub of an activist.

I am pretty heavy into causes. I'm an active Democrat, I boycott grapes, and I work for prison reform.

I've always been interested in political service and community advocacy.

I don't want to claim that my government can find solutions to all the problems facing the people.

Everything I do is political.

TDP is always very assertive for public interest.

My approach to public service is straightforward: I fight every day for New Jersey families, small businesses, veterans, and seniors and work to change the way business is done in Washington.

We're going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

It's really unfortunate that instead of focusing on the really important issues in our world, Donald Trump chooses to make personal attacks on people.