I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party. — Paul Wellstone

The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track. — Paul Wellstone

There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans. — Paul Wellstone

The Democratic Party has lost much of it credibility with working class and low–income people. It retards progress toward presenting a genuine alternative. — Paul Wellstone

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives. — Paul Wellstone

Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live. — Paul Wellstone

Politics is not left, right or center … It’s about improving people’s lives. — Paul Wellstone

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves. — Paul Wellstone

I don’t think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future. — Paul Wellstone

Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine. — Paul Wellstone

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation. — Paul Wellstone

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. — Paul Wellstone

I do believe that there’s going to be a pretty strong consensus for a very strong .. censure resolution. — Paul Wellstone

The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

I’m short, I’m Jewish and I’m a liberal. — Paul Wellstone

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. — Paul Wellstone

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power. — Paul Wellstone

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power. — Paul Wellstone

Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people’s lives. — Paul Wellstone

What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists. — Paul Wellstone