But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and suddenly you realize you count.

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I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A...

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I...

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American...

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American...

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...

We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary:...