You stand up to bullies. Don’t shrink back. You fight back with all your strength, and the press is going to have to do it, politicians are going to have to do it, all of us are going to have to do it.
BARBARA BOXERIf you want to be a leader, it doesn’t mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth
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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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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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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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Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.
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There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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I’m hopeful that the energy efficiency and public buildings bill will have their endorsement.
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We are all different. Yet we are all God’s children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.
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