Kamala Harris 25 Top Quotes

 Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, has shared numerous insights throughout her career that reflect her values and vision. Here are 25 notable quotes attributed to her:

  1. On Ambition and Leadership:

    • "My mother would look at me and she’d say, 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last.'"
  2. On Public Service:

    • "My entire career, I’ve only had one client: the people."
  3. On Justice and Equality:

    • "A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does. It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes."
  4. On Democracy:

    • "Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage."
  5. On Community and Unity:

    • "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"
  6. On Progress and Vision:

    • "What can be, unburdened by what has been."
  7. On Women's Rights:

    • "I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling women what they should do with their bodies."
  8. On Education:

    • "I believe that a child going without an education is a crime."
  9. On Resilience:

    • "Sometimes the fight takes a while—that doesn’t mean we won’t win."
      On Family:
    • "I’ve had a lot of titles over my career, and certainly ‘vice president’ will be great. But ‘Momala’ will always be the one that means the most."
  10. On Leadership:

    • "You never have to ask anyone’s permission to lead."
  11. On Hope:

    • "Hope is a muscle, and we must exercise it."
  12. On Equality:

    • "Equality is not a privilege, it’s a right."
  13. On Courage:

    • "We must live with courage, and we must live with purpose."
  14. On Public Safety:

    • "What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology."
  15. On Environmental Responsibility:

    • "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."
  16. On Criminal Justice:

    • "The criminal justice system punishes people for their poverty."
      On Voting Rights:
    • "The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy."
  17. On Diversity:

    • "Our unity is our strength, and our diversity is our power."
  18. On Responsibility:

    • "If you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well."
  19. On Integrity:

    • "Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are."
  20. On Empathy:

    • "You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them."
  21. On Ambition:

    • "Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourselves in a way that others may not."
  22. On Resilience:

    • "There will be people who say to you, 'You are out of your lane,'... But don’t you let that burden you."
  23. On Service:

    • "My mother taught me that service to others is the rent we pay for our time on Earth."

These quotes encapsulate Harris's perspectives on leadership, justice, equality, and public service.

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