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.
BARBARA BOXERLet me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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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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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share.
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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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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 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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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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There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship.There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.
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Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
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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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It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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