Kamala Harris Quotes

“When you break through a glass ceiling, you're going to get cut, and it's going to hurt.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

“The job of an elected official is not to sing a lullaby and soothe the country into a sense of complacency. The job is to speak truth, even in a moment that does not welcome or invite its utterance.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

“True equality, true acceptance and appreciation of each other,
true freedom,
may be the scariest thing.

Do we have the capability as a country to opt for it,
for enough of us to opt for it
to get it despite all the historical impediments?”
― Shellen Lubin

“Being confident, well-informed, and in control doesn't make you a "monster". It makes you a strong leader. People fear what (and who) they can't control.”
― Liz Faublas

“What is she running against?
The belief that only men, preferably white men,
preferably white men with certain credentials and money,
are allowed to be the inspiring, authoritative, wise ones.
And that the old status quo--
a diehard societal hierarchical structure--
is worth dying for
because even though it offered them no real, actual benefits,
at least
they had some kind of perceived power over some others,
and so someone they could look down upon.”
― Shellen Lubin

“YOUR SOURCE OF INSPIRATION INSPIRES YOUR INTENTIONS”
― Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier

“Politics is a realm where the grand pronouncement often takes the place of the painstaking and detail-oriented work of getting meaningful things done.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

“I've always said that political capital doesn't gain interest. You have to spend it, and be willing to take the hit. You have to be willing to test your hypothesis and find out if your solution works, based on metrics and data. Blind adherence to tradition should not be the measure of success.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

“I hope Harris and Walz will win and waltz together happily ever after.”
― Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

“If we are not getting these offenders to stop committing the crimes, we're no being tough on crime."
from: Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer”
― Kamala Harris

“Violent criminals
"They are emotionally out of control; they are convinced that they are so justified that it isn't even a crime; and/or that they won't get caught, so punishment won't apply. Put more simply, the are so angry, delusional, arrogant, or lacking in moral conscience that they don't care about the punishment".

from Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safe”
― Kamala Harris, Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer

“Charles 'Joe' Hynes began to remind people: Ultimate goal of law enforcement is not locking people up, but rather increasing public safety.”
― Kamala Harris , Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer

“We are on the precipice of history… a moment where prospects that seemed unattainable are more possible than ever before. Unions, Equality, and Kamala: Why This Election Matters to Me (Medium Story)”
― Carlos Wallace

“As a father, I’m proud to support a candidate like Kamala Harris, who not only continues to shatter glass ceilings but also embodies the values of hard work, dedication, and resilience. - Unions, Equality, and Kamala: Why This Election Matters to Me (Medium Story)”
― Carlos Wallace

“Keep America Mindful Atoning Loving Accountable, Healing Anti-Racist Reforming Inclusive Serene.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Keep America Mindful Atoning Loving Accountable.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations