I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
BARBARA BOXERWe have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
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I’m a very big believer in collaboration and teamwork.
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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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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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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
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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.
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I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
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What they [Jim deMint and the oil lobby] do care about is the precedent. If they open up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), they’ll think they can do anything to the environment – anything at all. Drilling in Yosemite? In the Grand Canyon? What’s next?
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I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman’s right to choose, a good public education system.
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Nothing is alarmist with Donald Trump because you don’t really know what he’s going to do.
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Could you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am? It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I’d appreciate it
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Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.
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