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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.

Barbara Boxer

When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
BARBARA BOXER

Gratitude Hands Sacrifice
I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
BARBARA BOXER

Expression Racist Thinking
If I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they’re little boys, they’ve been wanting to be President.
BARBARA BOXER

Boys Men President
The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share.
BARBARA BOXER

Differences Moving Political
I’ve gone through so many of these stages of defeat and loss and victory, the ups and downs, that I know how to handle it.
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Gone Loss Victory
I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
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Acting News Thinking
You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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Down Keep Learn Work
If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
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Editors Pieces Writing
When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
BARBARA BOXER

May People Political
You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
BARBARA BOXER

Behaviour Optimist Politics
Our message will be that we’re going to make federal government buildings a model – an energy-efficient model – and also start matching grants for cities and counties so that they can also do the same with their government buildings.
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Cities Government Messages
I think the scientists have really caught the attention of the people of this country, and of course, they elected representatives by their very clear pronouncement that if we don’t do something, we’ll be in a lot of trouble.
BARBARA BOXER

Country People Thinking
Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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Country Political Voting
Perhaps, one of our greatest challenges as a nation, as a people, as human beings making sure that our grandkids can live on this Earth.
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Challenges Earth People
I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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Boxer Chemotherapy Scary
We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.
BARBARA BOXER

Doctors Needs Technology

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