The reality is what has made this issue have so much more strength in force has really been the courage of Republican leaders around the country to step up and step out. Cory Booker More Quotes by Cory Booker More Quotes From Cory Booker My party has got to focus on not being anti-Trump. It's not about what you're against in life. It's what you're for, you've got to talk about the vision for the country and for where we're going. It's going to speak to people's hearts and heads, not their partisanship. Cory Booker politics I think one of the reasons why we're only one of six United States senators to not say we're not taking corporate contributions is to try to divorce ourselves from anybody's skepticism, as well as, being the change you want to see in the world, i want to be able to make a difference on these issues without people being skeptical, because they're tying contributions -- which have never, never affected the way I decide on issues. ... I think that we were moving in that direction before this whole thing to say' no corporate contributions whatsoever,' which we've done. Again, we are an early mover, and I bet you that we'll see more people follow over time. Cory Booker politics Of all the titles that I sincerely seek in my life, more than anything else is... to be a husband, and a father. And I've made tremendous sacrifices. Cory Booker politics I just have this strong belief now as I meet rural, white Americans, as I meet rural black Americans, we have so much of the common pain but we're lacking the sense of common purpose. Cory Booker politics I want you all to notice something. I'm just closing up on my remarks and I haven't mentioned Donald Trump at all. Why do I say that ? Because it's not about Donald Trump at all, it's about us and our problems and issues, and challenges in this country did not start with Donald Trump at all. Cory Booker politics You’re going to be representing this country and their values abroad in nations where gay individuals are under untold persecution, untold violence. Your views do matter. Cory Booker politics If you kick a lion when he’s down, you’d better be careful when he stands up. Cory Booker politics I wish he would come clean and say he didn't have to do this [ Hillary Clinton announcement ]. Cory Booker politics This issue is one that is personal to me. Cory Booker politics The vile and the viciousness, it doesn’t reflect who we are as a country. Cory Booker politics You have a social media-minded person and I understand this platform. Cory Booker politics I’m pretty confident about my party and people I know speaking. I can virtually guarantee that you will see a marked difference. you can be sure mine are going to reflect the people who most inspired me. Cory Booker politics I will vote in support of the deal. But the United States must recognize that to make this deal work, we must be more vigilant than ever in fighting Iranian aggression. Cory Booker top-news Make no mistake, this deal, while falling short of permanently eliminating Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon, succeeds in either delaying it or giving us the credible ability to detect significant cheating on their part and respond accordingly. Cory Booker politics We're one nation under God, indivisible. These are the principles that are important, not only for the flags we fly across our country, but also the work we do. Cory Booker politics We have trillions of dollars in infrastructure debt and the accident the NTSB says could have been prevented if we had positive train control. Cory Booker latest-headlines There is a lot of good legislation and a lot of good energy, but I'm telling you there is tremendous work to do to get those bills out of committee and onto the floor. Cory Booker politics Look, the last debate was unbelievable. We had our best fundraising days online in the entire campaign. The surge since then -- even my New Hampshire trip we were kind of blown away, so we see the energy, we see the surge. If we can continue raising money online, we're going to start doing paid advertising, like you're seeing from a number of campaigns -- it's helping their polling numbers. Cory Booker us-news The greatest natural resource our country has is not oil. It's not gas. It's not coal. It's the genius of our children. Cory Booker oil genius country children Patriotism is love of country. But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don't always have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground, we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good. Cory Booker good you patriotism love