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Ayanna Pressley Quotes

Making progress on longstanding challenges requires a different lens and a new approach.

Ayanna Pressley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 3, 1974

Topics

Progress Challenges Lens New Making

Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, 'How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let's all come up with a solution together.' We work better as a team.

Work Respect Together Parents Mom

I didn't go Hollywood on the outside with flashy cars, upstairs maids and mink-covered bathroom fixtures. I went Hollywood on the inside, and that's worst of all. I tried to avoid being natural. I lowered my voice. I copied the mannerisms of other stars. I struck poses.

Stars Voice Go Hollywood Bathroom

I'm a very tough dad. I mean, I'm a fun dad, but I'm a tough dad.

Fun Tough Mean Very Dad

You know, I used to live in Russia where you had officers in the military opening up the warehouses at night and taking weapons out and putting them into a truck and selling them to foreign powers. That type of stuff doesn't happen in the United States. We still have a very functioning and relatively civil society.

Live Truck Night Society You Know

I didn't want to sit around and wait for someone to discover me, so I created my own self through the Internet.

Me Wait Self Internet Someone Want

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Succeed Honor Fraud Fail Rather

Who'd have thought that living life like a dime store floozy throughout your formative years could negatively affect your decision-making ability or long-term, future relationships?

Life Future Thought Living Ability

I want to be an integrated woman.

Woman Want Integrated

I think it's not up to Congress to dictate what the right amount of diversity is, but I think it's Congress' place to ask the question, to any industry, in talking about what's going on out there. Is there a lack of preparation of the community to be ready to be involved in that industry?

Community Diversity Preparation Think

If someone who's passed on your company as an investor offers you to make introductions, that's kryptonite. Don't touch that.

Someone You Touch Company Make Your

Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.

You Place Hard Last Get Who Cares

I first started as an actor, but there was no money in it, which is why I drifted into comedy.

Money Comedy Why Actor First Which

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