Quotes tagged ‘America 2016’

“What we all do is this: We stay and fight. First, we wait and see. Even Hillary Clinton said Wednesday, "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead." But if we don't like what happens, we fight it. We take to the streets and rekindle memories of the anti-Vietnam War protests and civil rights march…”

— Michael Krikorian, latimes.com

“We will need voices of dissent. We will need people who advocate for women’s equality, and teach the next generation that we deserve to be treated with respect. We’ll need people who will fight for the rights of immigrants and their children. We’ll need people who believe in a legal system that prot…”

— Sarah Todd, qz.com

“One of the most powerful things about coping with loss is making commitments to ourselves about how we want to be in the world. We can say 'OK, this is the reality. We can’t choose our circumstances, but how can we best respond?'”

— Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, huffingtonpost.com

“We gather with people who love us, and we help each other through these times”

— Dr. Robert Zucker, huffingtonpost.com

“Have I lost hope? No. I’m not going anywhere. I, and millions of others who envisioned a better nation, will continue to fight to redeem it. We thought we ditched our ugly past only to realize that our present is just as horrid. Now that it’s undeniable, our response needs to be unparalleled. We’ve…”

— Omar Suleiman, facebook.com

“Dear Muslims, Immigrants, Women, Disabled, LGBTQ folk, and All People of Color, I love you - boldly and proudly. We will endure. We will not break.”

— Shaun King, facebook.com

“To the degree that Donald Trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in this country, I and other progressives are prepared to work with him. To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him…”

— Bernie Sanders, facebook.com

“They ask us quite often: "Why, if you're dissatisfied, do you stay in a place?" Well, if you didn't care a lot about it, you wouldn't stay.”

— Hillary Clinton, vox.com

“Everyone must stop saying they are "stunned" and "shocked". What you mean to say is that you were in a bubble and weren't paying attention to your fellow Americans and their despair. YEARS of being neglected by both parties, the anger and the need for revenge against the system only grew. Along came…”

— Michael Moore, facebook.com

“You must say this sentence to everyone you meet today: "HILLARY CLINTON WON THE POPULAR VOTE!" The MAJORITY of our fellow Americans preferred Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Period. Fact. If you woke up this morning thinking you live in an effed-up country, you don't. The majority of your fellow…”

— Michael Moore, facebook.com

“Today, we rededicate ourselves to our role as journalists of principle and conscience. Today, we recommit to mobilizing against hatred, bigotry, misogyny, and economic pain. And as we have at other times of crisis in our nation, we will move forward in solidarity and in the belief that stronger comm…”

— Katrina vanden Heuvel, thenation.com

“We remember that we’re not alone... we get out of bed... we'll fucking fight... we get involved... The battle isn’t over, it’s just begun. I will not hand my daughter a country shaped by hateful and stupid men.”

— Aaron Sorkin, guestofaguest.com

“America didn’t stop being America last night and we didn’t stop being Americans and here’s the thing about Americans: Our darkest days have always—always—been followed by our finest hours.”

— Aaron Sorkin, guestofaguest.com

“I know I will be vilified by the media & police, unfortunately, I see my action’s as a necessary evil that I do not wish to partake in, nor do I enjoy partaking in, but must partake in, in order to create substantial change within America’s police forces and Judicial system.”

— Gavin Long, buzzfeed.com

“No one can claim privilege above the law. It cannot happen in the United States.”

— David Clarke, circa.com

“Our country is totally divided and our enemies are watching. We are not looking good, we are not looking smart, we are not looking tough!”

— Donald Trump, twitter.com

“When all this takes place, more than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, we cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid. We can’t simply dismiss it as a symptom of political correctness or reverse racism. To have your experience denied l…”

— Barack Obama, time.com

“If the only time you have a public opinion on civil violence in this country is when police face harm or sadly, death, then you come across as disingenuous, your intentions, suspicious, and your perspective, riddled with bias and prejudice. Empathy is not a limited resource.”

— Kovie Biakolo, facebook.com