If you dared to put your opinion into a factual piece, your editors said, “You can’t do this. Write an op-ed.”
BARBARA BOXERI’ve faced the grief, I’ve faced the anger, and I’m ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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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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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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The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
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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 must be doing something right. I was raised to stand up to the bully in the schoolyard, and you don’t lose that.
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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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In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman’s right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision.
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I’m not leaving the fight just because I decided not to run. I’m going to expand my political action committee and volunteer for it. I’m going to do lots of other things where I will have a voice. So I’m not leaving the fight.
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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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I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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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 have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
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I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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