Kamala Harris quotes

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything. (Kamala Harris)
I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective. View quote
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What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology. View quote
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The American dream belongs to all of us. View quote
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I believe that a child going without an education is a crime. View quote
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Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime. View quote
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My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero. View quote
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Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes. View quote
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I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change. View quote
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I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison. View quote
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I love being in a courtroom. (Kamala Harris)
With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime. View quote
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We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California. View quote
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Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk. View quote
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My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.' View quote
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These days, children can text on their cell phone all night long, and no one else is seeing that phone. You don't know who is calling that child. View quote
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What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well. View quote
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods. View quote
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Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class. View quote
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To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight. View quote
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I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.' (Kamala Harris)
I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it. View quote
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I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work. View quote
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Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us. View quote
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I have loved to cook since I was a child in my mother's kitchen. If I don't have time to cook, I'll just read a cookbook. View quote
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