Nancy Pelosi Quotes
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore.
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My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.
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Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented.
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Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.
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Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise.
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Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it.
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The American dream is about freedom.
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Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.
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The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas.
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We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.
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I really want women to know their power, to value their experience. To understand that nothing has been more wholesome in the political process than the increased involvement of women.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.