Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" My whole life, I've been told to 'wait my turn' and 'know my place.' "

Related Quotes:

" California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change. "

" California is the greatest beacon of opportunity the world has ever known. But we didn't get here through years of political seniority - we built it through acts of audacity. "

" Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety. "

" I wouldn't have voted for the war in Iraq, which has cost us trillions we could have been spending on a carbon-free economy, affordable college, and single-payer health care. "

" From education to the environment, from high wages to health care to human rights, California is proof that progressive policies put into action improve the human condition of all individuals. "

" Yes, we absolutely need to eliminate the single-use plastic bag, but we don't have to eliminate the jobs of hardworking Californians to accomplish this goal. "

" I would never call our country the welfare system for Mexico. "

" I know - firsthand - that California works best when everyone has the opportunity to succeed. It's a lesson that's hard to learn from the back of a limousine, or behind gated walls. And it's a lesson that guided me every day as the president of the California State Senate - the most productive and progressive policymaking body in America. "

" California serves as our nation's cutting edge on many fronts. "

" I am not delusional. Listen, I am not naive to the fact that people are not shouting my name all over the state of California. "

" What we have done dramatically in California is lead the entire nation. For example, we have created more jobs in clean energy in California than there are coal-mining jobs in all of America. "

" Thanks to policies mandating clean energy development, California's electric grid is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world. "

" No corner of our society has been left unscathed by the horrors of gun violence. To end it, we'll need to bring together the best from each corner, taking what works from government, the private sector, and our local communities and crafting common-sense solutions to gun violence. "

" I would never vote to allow federal agents to spy on American citizens without warrants. "

" Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about. "

" I wouldn't have supported invoking Taft-Hartley to help George Bush end a strike. "

" No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities. "

" I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake. "

" I grew up in the streets of San Diego, and I love this city dearly. I love this city. San Diego is my home. Even though I represent Los Angeles, this is my home. "

" California lost its way in 1994 with Prop. 187, but that tragic episode gave birth to a new California consciousness - one that will now do everything within its power to protect our diversity and the economic power it has created. "

" There isn't enough renewable fuel in the world to crack our growing addiction to foreign oil. We need to decrease miles driven and increase engine efficiency. "

" As Democrats, we will never be fooled into believing that if we are patient enough, that Donald Trump could be a good president. "

" The infrastructure at Union Station is antiquated. High-speed is going to come in eventually. We need to upgrade that system. Every day the Metro comes in, the Amtrak comes in, and they idle their engines for hours, spewing poisonous toxins - all that crap - into the air. "

" You've got to lead from a position of strength. "

" I worry about civil-rights activists being targeted as black-identity extremists. I worry about the government saying, 'I don't like this progressive blogger' and subjecting them to scrutiny. "

" Lawmakers must stand up for companies that choose public safety over profit margins. "

" I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life. "

" When you have a president who mocks our inclusivity, who demonizes our diversity... you can't ask for patience. "

" I'm not into political gamesmanship. "

" My mother, Carmen, cleaned houses and took care of elderly people. "