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
BARBARA BOXERSo 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.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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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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Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.
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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources
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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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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn’t that scary anymore.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It’s not good enough to think, ‘This is the best we can expect from this president’.
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Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.
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The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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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 don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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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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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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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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