Stacey Abrams Quotes

United States, Politician
December 9, 1973

Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, and served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election. Abrams lost to Brian Kemp in an election where Kemp was widely accused of voter suppression. Abrams was the first African-American female major-party gubernatorial nominee in the United States. In February 2019, she became the first African-American woman to deliver a response to the State of the Union address.

Also known as Lawyer

Money dictates nearly step of social mobility from the very first moments of life. How much our parents make often determines whether we go to college. It affects the jobs we get offered and the ones we can afford to take.

Stacey Abrams
- College
- Moments
- Afford
My mother grew up in abject poverty in Mississippi, an elementary school dropout. Yet, with the support of women around her, she returned to school and graduated as class valedictorian - the only one of her seven siblings to finish high school. She became a librarian and then a United Methodist minister.

Stacey Abrams
- School
- Mother
- Around

While my parents both worked full-time, we still grappled with the scourge of working-class poverty. But my entrepreneurial mother used her research skills to consult. And, along with my dad, she even ran a soul food restaurant for my great-aunt.

Stacey Abrams
I grew up one of six children with working-class parents in the Deep South. My mother was a college librarian, and my father worked in a shipyard. I never saw them balance a checkbook, but they kept a roof over our heads and got all six of us into college.

Stacey Abrams
- Children
- Mother
- College
In her second career as a minister, my mother defied a legacy of chauvinism to become a leader of our community, overseeing a church that served as a hub, offering parenting classes, a food pantry, after-school programming, and - in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - a lifeline to those ravaged by loss.

Stacey Abrams
- Food
- Community
- Church
Do not allow setbacks to set you back.

Stacey Abrams
- Back
- Allow
- Setbacks
One of the traditional rites of passage for political candidates is the revelation of financial status - a catechism-like recital of money mistakes made and debts owed.

Stacey Abrams
My parents never ceased to struggle, but in witnessing their lives, I learned more about natural industry and leadership than in any classroom.

Stacey Abrams
- Parents
- Never
- Struggle

I like to solve problems. I know it is a skill set, but it's also an obligation. I grew up with parents who believe that you don't simply complain: you try to find solutions and fix what's in front of you.

Stacey Abrams