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" I'm so proud of this connection that I've made with these young people. "
Maxine Waters
Connection
Young
People
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" We know that when a woman speaks truth to power, there will be attempts to put her down... I'm not going to go anywhere. "
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Down
Her
" I'm accustomed to being harassed. "
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Accustomed
Being
" I've seen a lot of poverty - coming up as a young child, lost hopes and dreams and people that never had a chance to have a decent quality of life. I believe we can do a lot greater than that. "
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Life
" Donald Trump has defined himself very well, not only in the primary election where he was absolutely disrespectful to his colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle and for Fiorina, who he basically said, 'Who would vote for you? Look at her face.' "
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Colleagues
Vote
Look
" My spirit tells me I cannot be silent. "
Maxine Waters
Spirit
Me
Silent
" Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country. "
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Issues
You
Who
" This country cannot tolerate the fact that someone worked with Russia to undermine our democracy. "
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Someone
Country
Democracy
" I don't have any presidential aspirations. If the millennials want me to do it, I'd do it, though. "
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Millennials
Aspirations
Any
" I saw the real difference between politicians who supported programs like Head Start and those who didn't. I started getting really excited about politics. "
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Politics
Difference
Politicians
" If I never do anything else in this career as a member of Congress, I'm gonna make somebody pay for what they've done to my community and to my people! "
Maxine Waters
Community
Career
Never
" I am one who believes in the power of the people. I am inspired when I see people hit the streets, who challenge their elected officials, and are willing to stand up and fight. I encourage it. "
Maxine Waters
People
I Am
Fight
" We should have hope because we've earned it. We've worked for it! It's ours. "
Maxine Waters
Because
Earned
Hope
" It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box. "
Maxine Waters
Unusual
Elected
Outside
" I cannot be thought to be afraid of Bill O'Reilly or anybody. "
Maxine Waters
Thought
Cannot
Bill
" We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. "
Maxine Waters
Outstanding
Mac
Crisis
" Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me. "
Maxine Waters
Me
Some People
Think
" I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win. "
Maxine Waters
Heart
Win
Think
" I am going to help show the American people that they too cannot trust him, that this is a man that does not live up to his promises, and this is a man who cheated students in the so-called Trump University. "
Maxine Waters
American
People
I Am
" I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry. "
Maxine Waters
Want
Right
Nice
" I think that people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do. "
Maxine Waters
People
Think
Heart
" Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. "
Maxine Waters
Color
Policy
People
" We have suffered discrimination. We have suffered isolation and undermining. But we stand up for America, oftentimes when others who think they are more patriotic, who say they are more patriotic, do not. "
Maxine Waters
Stand Up
Up
America
" This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty. "
Maxine Waters
People
War
Change
" As you know in this committee, we have all of HUD, and HUD is responsible for so many programs that determine the quality of life for women and families. "
Maxine Waters
Life
Know
You
" We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people. "
Maxine Waters
Responsibility
Best
People
" I want our millennials and our young people to do what they started out doing with meet-ups, to talk about what is going on, and spread the education. "
Maxine Waters
Talk
Young
Doing
" Everyone has a part to play. We have the power. You can do it. "
Maxine Waters
You Can Do It
Play
Power
" I don't have them down here asking me what my urban agenda is. I don't find them really doing in-depth stories on community-based organizations that have been struggling for a long time and who are out trying to get funds. They aren't interested in those stories. "
Maxine Waters
Time
Doing
Long
" We moan and groan all the time about a lack of involvement of young people. But they have taught me a lot about what moves them. "
Maxine Waters
Time
People
Involvement
" I believe that Trump is a danger. I believe that he wants to tighten and build up his relationship to Russia for whatever reasons. "
Maxine Waters
Believe
I Believe
Relationship