"A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little."

"Real change never occurs from the top on down, [but] always from the bottom on up."

"The problems we face, did not come down from the heavens. They are made, they are made by bad human decisions, and good human decisions can change them."

"Finally, let understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win."

"What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the hand full of billionaires."

"It's better to show up than to give up."

"The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process."

"Americans' right to free speech should not be proportionate to their bank accounts."

"Today, the top one-tenth of 1% owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90%. The economic game is rigged, and this level of inequality is unsustainable. We need an economy that works for all, not just the powerful."

"An America where every person, no matter their race, their disability or their sexual orientation realizes the full promise of equality that is our birthright as Americans."

"The point is change can come about, but it only comes about when millions of people are actively involved in political struggle, the billionaires may have the money, but we have the people."

"We need to change the power structure in America, we need to end the political oligarchy."

"The United States must join the rest of the industrialized world, guarantee health care to all people as a right."

"What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and the children."

"Brothers and sisters: Now is not the time for thinking small, now is not the time for the same-old, same-old establishment politics and stale inside-the-Beltway ideas."

"We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up."

"I'm not that much of a socialist compared to Eisenhower."

"It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%."

"It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia."

"I think what the American people are saying is enough is enough. This country, this great country, belongs to all of us. It cannot continue to be controlled by a handful of billionaires who apparently want it all."

"When you're given a brilliant child you polish her and let her shine. Pigs in Heaven"

"They weren't true stories; they were better than that."

"The frightened walk away when love is difficult. I know that now. You have to be willing to give everything away. You have to be willing to end up with nothing. Only then will your heart be whole."

"Young people believe that regret is something you will never feel if you simply do as you please, but sometimes it is a matter of degree."