Tax what you burn not what you earn. Christine Pelosi More Quotes by Christine Pelosi More Quotes From Christine Pelosi If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters. Christine Pelosi equality-for-all fighting believe Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans. Christine Pelosi civics voting responsibility The last time I saw Ted Kennedy was a generation after my first meeting, at the Senate subway below the Capitol on Obama's Inauguration Day. He was his usual gregarious and gracious self - with beaming smile and booming voice wishing my husband and me good luck with our pregnancy and expressing his excitement about the new president. Christine Pelosi good-luck husband pregnancy When we talk about feminism - equality without apology for ALL - we can't be talking about for all white women or all highly educated women but all women, regardless of color, class, creed, sexual orientation or identity. Christine Pelosi apology color talking Speak out, educate, do not be intimidated by the apologists, and do not let extreme racism be mainstreamed. Hopefully there will come a time when we don't need to tell our kids that Halloween is no excuse for hate, and that blackface has no place in a civilized society. Christine Pelosi halloween hate leadership We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone. Christine Pelosi honor mean children When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys. Christine Pelosi san-francisco advice trying When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic. Christine Pelosi common-sense vote winning Who knows what crumbling infrastructure lies beneath our sleeping children? Actually, many people do - they pay surveyors to take a look. Christine Pelosi sleep lying children We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them. Christine Pelosi congress decision should You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility. Christine Pelosi voting responsibility children America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While Republicans tailored their platform by and for the pale stale and male, among us, Obama and Democrats are embracing America's diverse mosaic. Christine Pelosi males math america Baseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome. Christine Pelosi team baseball rain Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National Committee were batting around different possibilities. I said, 'We should have boot camps.' Christine Pelosi should-have opportunity running I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone. Christine Pelosi catholic circles sex The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security. Christine Pelosi hard-work retirement promise Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has. Christine Pelosi growing-up mom home The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant. Christine Pelosi free-market shock jocks If have to undergo preschool safety checks every morning, why does a random thug get to own an assault rifle? Christine Pelosi thug safety morning Mitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives. Christine Pelosi shelter presidential oil
