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You stand up to bullies. Don't shrink back. You fight back with all your strength, and the press is going to have to do it, politicians are going to have to do it, all of us are going to have to do it.

Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 11
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I believe in truth-telling. So let's call it what it is. It's very troubling to see people like Bannon who make anti-Semitic remarks, who has a very checkered past be sitting next to the president of the United States. It puts an absolute responsibility on all of us to call it the way we see it and not use expressions like alt-right.
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We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.
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I've gone through so many of these stages of defeat and loss and victory, the ups and downs, that I know how to handle it.
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If you want to be a leader, it doesn't mean that you have to have an opinion on everything. But if you do have an opinion and it is clear and you feel strongly about it, then you should say it.
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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women.
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
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We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.
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I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won't be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we're not acting on information.
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There's a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
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If I can make a generalization, men get into politics because, from the time they're little boys, they've been wanting to be President.
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Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history.
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I've faced the grief, I've faced the anger, and I'm ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.
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If it's racist, it's racist. If it's anti-Semitic, it's anti-Semitic. If it's anti-women, it's anti-women. If it's anti-immigrant, it's anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
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When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that.
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I think the scientists have really caught the attention of the people of this country, and of course, they elected representatives by their very clear pronouncement that if we don't do something, we'll be in a lot of trouble.
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It's good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
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