Paul Wellstone Quotes & Sayings

“I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.”

“Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision.”

“We all do better when we all do better.”

“I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.”

“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.”

“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.”

“Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.”

“Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.”

“A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.”

“Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.”