Kamala Harris Quotes

People who work for me know that family comes first. And I'm fortunate to have a family that is very supportive of the work I do, so I don't have to live two separate lives.

Unlike other people, unlike others, I have never represented a corporation. I have never represented a special interest. I started my career fighting for the people.

If I've had a particularly crazy day, I try to squeeze in a nice hot bath before I go to bed. And I have a hot cup of tea, usually some kind of chamomile.

There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.

One of the most influential people in my life, in addition to my mother, was my grandfather P.V. Gopalan, who actually held a post in India that was like the secretary of state position in this country.

California has a special relationship with the Internet. Many of the core technologies that power the Internet were invented here. Many of the most successful online entrepreneurs and content creators - in business, the arts, and countless other endeavors - got their start here.

In every work environment, there will be politics. If you really want to rise to the top, you need to figure out what those politics in your workplace are. Then, you hook it in. You decide what conforms and what does not conform to your personal code.

When you achieve equality, and freedom, and fairness, it's not because I grant it to you. It's because you fought for it because it is your right. This is not about benevolence or charity; it is about every human being's God-given right.

I'm opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human being from access to public safety, public education, or public health, period.

My mother cooked like a scientist. She had a giant Chinese-style cleaver that she chopped with, and a cupboard full of spices.

I know that every trial requires fairness and truth. Any trial that abandons the pursuit of truth cannot be considered fair or just.

Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.

My mother tells the story about how I'm fussing and she's like, 'Baby, what do you want? What do you need?' And I just looked at her and I said, 'Fweedom.'

Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.

I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.

I mean, I grew up in a community where people took care of each other. I grew up in a community where my mother, my parents, my extended family really wanted for children to be nurtured and challenged and not harmed.

I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?

Let's keep fighting for the America we believe in, an America free of injustice. An America that we know we can be unburdened by what has been.

If segregationists had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate today, I would not be a top contender to be president of the United States.

My mother was very proud of her Indian heritage and taught us, me and my sister Maya, to share in the pride about our culture. We used to go back to India every couple of years.

The American dream belongs to all of us.

We must demonstrate to the American people that in our system of justice all are equal under law, and that there are not two sets of rules, one for Donald Trump and another for everybody else.

When you expand your ability to see, you understand that there are a lot of false choices being offered.

What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.

My mother... would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, 'I don't know what's wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?' You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.

I've fought against transnational gangs. I took on the biggest banks and helped take down one of the biggest for-profit colleges. I know a predator when I see one.

We deserve a president with the knowledge and experience to reassure a nation weary of tweets, lies, and incompetence. And we deserve a president who speaks to the best of who we are and challenges us to live up to our ideals.

Cheaters don't like getting caught.

I can imagine what can be, unburdened by what has been.

We don't have to let extremists define us.

California is not just the Golden State. We are also the Internet State.

I'll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.

You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them.

Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.

I have loved to cook since I was a child in my mother's kitchen. If I don't have time to cook, I'll just read a cookbook.

My father, Donald, came from Jamaica to study economics. My mother, Shyamala, came from India to study the science of fighting disease.

So many people trip in front of them because they're looking over there or up ahead.

Lena Waithe won an Emmy for writing while starring on the Netflix show 'Master of None,' but it might be more accurate to call her a Master of Everything.

Being a leader means that you're going to have to make difficult calls. You have to have the courage to do what's right, even if it's not popular.

I'm not good at talking about myself.

I love being in a courtroom.

I'm prepared to say that law enforcement should be allowed to seize the guns of those who are suspected to be involved in domestic terrorism.

Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It's a marathon.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

A family shares hardships and a connected history.

Everyone's perspective of themselves and others is based on the limitations of their exposure.

It's important to have people in your life who will applaud your ambition.

Eighty-two percent of prisoners in the United States are high-school dropouts. A high-school dropout between the ages of 30 and 34 is two-thirds more likely to be in jail, or to have been in jail, or to be dead.

I have spent my career as a prosecutor. I've only had one client in my entire life, and that has been the people.

I've had the honor of speaking at many commencements.

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don't want to penalize those who have done well.

As children growing up here in the East Bay, we were raised by a community with a deep belief in the promise of our country - and, a deep understanding of the parts of that promise that still remain unfulfilled.

What we all want is public safety. We don't want rhetoric that's framed through ideology.

It's time for us to do what we have been doing and that time is every day.

I work out every morning. Only half an hour. I get on the treadmill. That's it. Every morning, I don't care what time. It gets your blood flowing. It gets your adrenaline flowing. I believe in eating well. It's not fanatical. Eat good food. Make sure you've got good vegetables.

There is a lot of work to be done to make sure our leaders reflect the people they are supposed to represent. The more diverse a group of decision makers is, the more informed the decision will be. Until we achieve full representation, we all should understand we are falling short of the ideals of our country.

My grandfather was one of the original Independence fighters in India, and some of my fondest memories from childhood were walking along the beach with him after he retired and lived in Besant Nagar, in what was then called Madras.

Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.

Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.

The bottom line on the Hyde Amendment is that it is directly, in effect, targeting poor women and women who don't have money.