Kamala Harris Quotes

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“A family shares hardships and a connected history.”

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

“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'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.”

“I love being in a courtroom.”

“I'm not good at talking about myself.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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