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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes

Total quotes: 40
“There is so much fear and hate. We must negate it with active, courageous love.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tweet March 15 2019
Tagged: Fear, Hate, The Squad
“Hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your actions.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met Greta Thunberg: 'Hope is contagious'
Tagged: Hope, The Squad
“There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can’t do it.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Meet the 28-Year-Old at the Center of One of This Year’s Most Exciting Primaries
Tagged: Race, American History, The Squad
“There is nothing radical about moral clarity. ”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Twitter
Tagged: Moral, Ethics, Being Right, Focus, The Squad
“Words will never be enough to express my gratitude.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Instagram
Tagged: How To Say Thank You, Thank You Notes, Gratitude, No Words, The Squad
“Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes
Tagged: Capitalism, The World, Economy, Socialism, Politics
“People tell you things. And they tell you what they believe. And they tell you what they want for themselves, for you, they tell you their stories.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Push Washington. Will Washington Push Back?
Tagged: People Telling You Things, The Squad
“It is the duty of the Federal Government to  create a Green New Deal.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal
Tagged: The Squad
“Give people the respect of your honest opinion, and always meet them where they’re at.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Twitter
Tagged: Respect, honest opinion, The Squad
“Our goal is to leave no person behind as we venture into a secure and better future.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Instagram
Tagged: no child left behind, No Person Left Behind, Goals For American Politics In Late 2010s, The Squad
“I have three months without a salary before I’m a member of Congress. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Push Washington. Will Washington Push Back?
Tagged: Member of Congress, The Squad
“We have built power. We have organized. What we have built is permanent. No. Matter. What.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Twitter
Tagged: Power, The Squad
“I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes
Tagged: Left, Democrat, Bottom, Low-Income, Working Class, New York City, Advocate, Inspirational
“In my opinion, if women and gender-expanding people want to run for office we can’t knock on anybody's doors, we have to build our own house.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education — that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Meet the 28-Year-Old at the Center of One of This Year’s Most Exciting Primaries
Tagged: Belief Systems, American Politics
“Our planet is going to hit disaster if we don’t turn this ship around and so it’s basically like, there’s a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ocasio-Cortez asks if climate change means we should stop having kids
Tagged: The Squad
“Sometimes political media is too fixated on personalities instead of policies.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC on Twitter
Tagged: Politics, American Political Media, The Squad
“If they want to make an example out of me, I will gladly be one. Hopefully we can be an example of dedication, courage, and persistence under fire. I also hope to be an example of not tolerating nonsense, too.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“I just want to let you all know how proud I am of each and every single one of you. For putting yourselves and your bodies and everything on the line to make sure we save our planet.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Climate Protest in Pelosi’s Office
Tagged: The Squad
“What good are your thoughts and prayers when they don’t even keep the pews safe?”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tweet on New Zealand
Tagged: Gun Violence, The Squad
“The resources are not as scarce as people like to make us believe.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Interview with NowThis – Extended Cut | NowThis
Tagged: Resource Allocation
“Solving an unprecedented crisis will require unprecedented ambition.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Tagged: Ambition, Solving Big Problems
“Once someone has power, it’s so hard to challenge it.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez On The Future Of The Democratic Party | The View
Tagged: Power, Nature of Power, Overcoming Power
“The time to be courageous is NOW.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Tagged: Time Is Now, Courage
“I want people to underestimate me. That’s how I won my primary.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Underestimate her? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is fine with that
“I am as powerful as a man, and it drives them crazy.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to conservative criticism: "I am as powerful as a man, and it drives them crazy"
“Are we going to choose to lead, or are we going to sit on our hands?”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met Greta Thunberg: 'Hope is contagious'
Tagged: Leadership, The Squad
“We open doors so others can walk through them.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Tagged: kindness, Doors, Opening The World
“I keep things raw and honest on here since I believe public servants do a disservice to our communities by pretending to be perfect. It makes things harder for others who aspire to run someday if they think they have to be superhuman before they even try.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Tagged: Politicians On Social Media, Being Real
“Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes
Tagged: Democracy, designed, Truth, Power, Politics, Empowering, Inspiring, The Squad
“The Plan for a Green New Deal shall recognize that a national, industrial, economic mobilization of this scope and scale is a historic opportunity to virtually eliminate poverty in the United States and to make prosperity, wealth and economic security available to everyone participating in the transformation.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, FINAL Select Committee for a Green New Deal
Tagged: Utopia, Idealism, Christianity, New Green Deal
“No bans. No walls. No fences. No chains. No justice — no peace.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“You have given this country hope, you have given this country proof that when you knock on your neighbor's door, when you come to them with love, when you let them know that no matter your stance, you are there for them — that we can make change.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is what a New York come-up looks like
Tagged: American Politics
“We need to do a lot of anti-racist, deep canvassing in this country. Because if we keep losing white shares and just allowing Facebook to radicalize more and more elements of white voters and the white electorate, there’s no amount of people of color and young people that you can turn out to offset that.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Biden’s Win, House Losses, and What’s Next for the Left
Tagged: Biden, 2020 Election, Democratic Party, Politics
“Come for me all you want, but my job is to make sure that people are protected in society. Someone’s got to look out for the people our system is leaving behind - esp now, when most of the wealth created is going to fewer people, those left behind are the majority of Americans.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“Trump did not do his homework. There was no plan.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Trump Unprepared And 'Didn't Do His Homework' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
“Amazon is a billion-dollar company. The idea that it will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks at a time when our subway is crumbling and our communities need MORE investment, not less, is extremely concerning to residents here.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon & NY
Tagged: Amazon
“Healthcare as a human right, it means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education if they so choose it, and I think no person should be homeless if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and food and lead a dignified life in the United States.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes
Tagged: Healthcare, human rights, Child, Education, College, Higher Education, Homelessness, dignified
“Everyday immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than native-born Americans and not only that but the women and children on the border that are trying to seek refuge and seek opportunity in the United States of America with nothing but the shirt on their backs are acting more American than any person who seeks to keep them out ever will be.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Illegal Immigrants Act More American Than Citizens Trying To Keep Them Out
Tagged: Immigrants
“We have to have respect for children, respect for families, respect for human rights and respect for the right of human mobility. Because it is a right. It is a right. Because we are standing on native land, and Latino people are descendants of native people. And we cannot be told and criminalized simply for our identity or our status. Period.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sheds tear and says "we are standing on native land" as she calls to defund ICE
Tagged: The Squad
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