"I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders."

"Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America."

"To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20."

"No person has the right to rain on your dreams."

"I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave."

"Money is like muck, not good except it be spread."

"Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated."

"Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions."