"My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that."

"And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there."

"I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history."

"A life well-lived is a testament that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."

"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."

"Act well your part, there all the honour lies."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."