I’ve not been a decisively re-elected city councilor and top vote-getter three times because I haven’t done the work and because I don’t work hard. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
Ultimately, we will never have a more inclusive and representative delegation – we will not change the complexion, the culture, or the representation – if we do not primary Democrats. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
I’m an only child, so I don’t come from a big family. But it has been my observation from friends who do come from big families that usually, when you have a family fight, on the back end you come out better and stronger for it. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
If you look at the Affordable Care Act, ultimately that was saved not solely by lawmakers but because of the courage of individuals and families who went to Washington, who organized, who mobilized and said ‘We’re not turning around.’ Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
I have been a policymaker proven in tackling some very complex social issues on the municipal level here in Boston. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
I went to a school with the kids of judges and elected officials and architects, civil leaders, and influencers. And I felt very much a minority in every way. But it did expose me to incredible things. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it’s really hard to separate it. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
I’m asking people to vote for me because I’m an activist leader and a problem solver. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
I am black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both. But I’ve never asked anyone to vote for me because I’m black and a woman. Ayanna Pressley Read Quote
