Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
BARBARA BOXERIf I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they’re little boys, they’ve been wanting to be President.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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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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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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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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In America, the system itself of democracy is being threatened.
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If 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.
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So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.
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The American people are beginning to see the Republicans’ willingness to trample over 200 years of history, to step on the minority, to push everybody out of the way because they want 100 percent. It’s rubbing the American people the wrong way. One-party rule is not good.
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You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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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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Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.
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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 am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
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The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. The American people are ready for action!
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The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we’ve always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.
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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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