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" As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements. "

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" I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success. "

" Government has got to open up and engage citizenry as partners. "

" Americans, at our best, stand up to bullies and fight those who seek to demean and degrade others. "

" If we want a great nation, we have to change it ourselves. "

" This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure. "

" Generations of heroic Americans have made America more inclusive, more expansive, and more just. "

" If we're concerned about climate change as a country, we should have policies that make sure our great-grandchildren have a planet that's healthy and strong. "

" You have to understand the Newark Riots - a lot of people understand that the pain was the initial explosion of anger and alienation, but after that, the response, sending the National Guard troops - a lot of violence was carried out and perpetrated by those who were allegedly coming here to protect residents. "

" Are there any monuments built to demagogues? I just don't think so. "

" You can't have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. "

" I'm hopeful that at the end of my life, someone like Frederick Douglass would look at my life and say, 'Well done: you've proven yourself to be worthy of the legacy we left you.' "

" The disgust and latent hostility I felt toward gays were subcategories of hatred, plain and simple. "

" Our platform emphasizes that a vibrant, free and fair market is essential to economic growth. "

" Life's too short not to try different things and to see what works for you and your body. "

" I'm very knowledgeable of the challenges before me. "

" I have seen too many of my male friends - no matter whether they're on the football field or inside a church - bash gays and then revel in their machismo or piety. "

" Don't give in to cynicism. It is a toxic spiritual state. "

" After Yale Law School, I was proud to try to live up to my parents' example and began my career working for The Urban Justice Center in the streets of Newark, organizing residents to fight for better housing conditions. "

" It's not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin. "

" The greatest natural resource our country has is not oil. It's not gas. It's not coal. It's the genius of our children. "

" I have never articulated a specific number, but I think a nation as great as we are, that professes to favor freedom and liberty, that we would find a way to evidence that in our criminal justice system by achieving what we know we can achieve: a reduction in crime, a reduction in taxpayer expense, and a reduction in the prison population. "

" Our nation was not founded because we all looked alike, or prayed alike, or descended from the same family tree. But our founders, in their genius, in this, the oldest constitutional democracy, put forth on this earth the idea that all are created equal; that we all have inalienable rights. "

" It's incredibly flattering to be a U.S. senator, which I want to stay at for a long time. "

" The gay people with whom I am close are some of the strongest, most passionate and caring people I know, and their demands for justice are no less imperative than those of any other community. "

" I am a geek nerd who happened to have a temporary period of jockiness. "

" Our platform is crafted by Democrats but it is not about partisanship, its about pragmatism. "

" When we embraced social media, we took more control of the Newark narrative. We increased responsiveness toward residents. We drew more of our constituents in to participate in government and improve our cities. "

" I'm very concerned about U.S. food policy. "

" When I do my hiring in the United States Senate, I look at issues of diversity. "