A biography for Paul Wellstonehasn’t been written yet.
“I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.”
“The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard to make our country better.”
“Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.”
“Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.”
“It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives and give it to politics.”
“The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.”
“I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed to be talking about. Maybe they were right.”
“We can remake the world daily.”
“Politics is not about money.”
“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.”
“Never separate the life you lead from the words you speak.”
“There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.”
“The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?”
“The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.”
“There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.”
“Without trying, I'm different.”
“Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.”
“The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.”
“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.”
“I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines.”