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[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Barbara Boxer

There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
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Facts News Responsibility TV
We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight – the fight for electoral justice.
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Environmental Fighting Justice
If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, it’s not going to sit well
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Children Moving Protect
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Country Dignity Thinking
I am sure that every one of my colleagues “Democrat, Republican, and Independent” agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal.
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Independent Vote Voting
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.
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Boys Men President
I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we’ve got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we’ve got to start moving out.
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Military Moving Running
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
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 was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one’s retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit.
BARBARA BOXER

Pieces Retirement Thinking
I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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Prepared Thinking Way
Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I’m going to fight for you. I’m going to fight for what’s right. I’m going to fight to hold people accountable
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Accountability Fighting People
You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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Behaviour Optimist Politics
Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
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Artist Golf 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.
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May People Political
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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Democracy Fondest Help Hope World

[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

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