You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
BARBARA BOXERI would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
More Barbara Boxer Quotes
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I’ve been there for so many crossroads in American history. My whole political life spans the birth of the environmental movement, the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, putting an end to unjust wars, and so and so.
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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 press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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I’ve always thought of myself as a catalyst. Look, it’s not without its perils. Ann Coulter called me “learning disabled.” The things people write about me.
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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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I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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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 think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
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I’ve gone through so many of these stages of defeat and loss and victory, the ups and downs, that I know how to handle it.
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I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we’ve got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we’ve got to start moving out.
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We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have fought for criminal justice. Now we must add a new fight – the fight for electoral justice.
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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 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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