Quotes from Pramila Jayapal

My mother, with a Master's in English Literature, taught me to appreciate language and that words matter.

What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.

I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

I'm not a complainer. I'm a doer. So if I see something is wrong, then I feel like I have to get in there and try to fix it.

We have to take our anger and rage and channel it into building, growing, loving, holding each other up.

As we say we fight for working people, we have to make sure our policies reflect that.

I want to remind women of color out there to stand your ground, and don't ever be afraid to speak up.

My big idea is that democracy can only work properly if you have truly representative people at the table.

We need to expand the idea of choice to be about all the choices we make in our lives: including which country we choose to live in so we can be whole and full women.