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" Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already. "

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" There's a history of enslaved African-Americans having to make their slave masters comfortable. This business of what we call skinning and grinning - that is something African-Americans are very much cognizant of. "

" I had to ask my grandchildren, 'What does it mean? I threw shade?' "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" I'm going to continue to speak my mind in the way that I do. "

" Everyone has a part to play. We have the power. You can do it. "

" I don't think it works to just be mad at them - Maxine Waters out ranting and kicking down the doors. It would be so easy to dismiss you and marginalize you. "

" If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. "

" I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me. "

" I have been an organizer and then activist and a legislator, all of that. But then there's this big gap after I advanced in Congress and ended up as the ranking member of financial services committee. It took me into the financial services issues and Wall Street and Dodd Frank. And it took me away from the things that I did years ago. "

" Most African-Americans really do believe that we are voting for our better interest in voting for Democrats. "

" 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. "

" The women's movement was just coming into being, and I got involved with Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug and all these great women. We then got involved with Carter, who was running for president, and we created the first International Women's Conference or the National Women's Conference for Carter. "

" This country cannot tolerate the fact that someone worked with Russia to undermine our democracy. "

" My spirit tells me I cannot be silent. "

" 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.' "

" I could not remove myself from this debate about Trump. I could not abide his indecency. I could not live with the way he treated other people. "

" We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people. "

" 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. "

" Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. "

" 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. "

" That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city. "

" We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. "

" 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. "

" Reaching out to other people is important work. I am so pleased and honored that I'm getting the attention from the young people on social media. It's been missing. "

" Some people see me as someone who makes other people look bad... I often get a feeling most people don't know who I am, or have a clue, and I live with that. I don't try to prove anything by talking. "

" It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box. "

" We use language that has been designed to keep order, and to keep people in line. "

" The constant drip drop of fraudulent activities coming out of Wells Fargo is absolutely outrageous. "

" It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated. "