Jen Psaki

“The White House - we continue to believe that Democrats and Republicans should do what they have done 80 times, which is to raise the debt limit, and that is what we are working toward.”

“There's a lot of hippie vibe in my family.”

“I love sugar. I would eat sugar with every meal.”

“My point of view, and more importantly, the president's point of view, is that the story is not about me or a debate with news outlets. The story is about the plans of the administration and what we're trying to project to the American people.”

“We don't take any of our health and medical advice from Marjorie Taylor Greene.”

“I was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons when I was in high school.”

“If the president were standing here with me today, he would say he works for the American people. I work for him, so I also work for the American people, but his objective and his commitment is to bring transparency and truth back to government, to share the truth, even when it's hard to hear.”

“There's no reason anyone needs to have an assault weapon.”

“I don't think any human being who has a heart and soul would support efforts to profit off of people's agony and pain if they're trying to depart a country and fearing for their lives.”

“I have a little secret thing I do - maybe not secret because I'm telling all of you. But when when reporters are getting really loud, or they're starting to ask crazy questions, I just slow down my pace, and I talk very quietly, and I treat them like I'm an orderly sometimes in an insane asylum.”

“I think it's pretty clear when you make a choice that's against all public health information and data out there, that it's not based on what is in the interests of the people you are governing. It is perhaps in the interest of your own politics.”

“I'm kind of like Will Ferrell in the movie 'Elf.'”

“I hope if any of my team members decide to have kids that they'll know we will be excited about it and we'll figure it out. And that is not a part of what should exclude anyone from being at the table or being in the room.”

“We understand and know the nature of some components of social media and media these days.”

“When I was at the State Department, I was targeted by the Russian propaganda machine because I was one of the most visible faces of the United States opposition to Russia's illegal intervention in Crimea. They made up quotes I never said.”

“We're never going to satisfy the White House press corps and their desires for access. And I think there have been mistakes made in the past of trying to do that.”

“Of course, it's an honor to be speaking on behalf of the U.S. government, but my boss is really the American people and there are different entities who are kind of serving the American people.”

“Robert Gibbs has been a great mentor.”

“We don't need to completely dumb things down. We need to speak about things in an accessible way. But we have a responsibility to peel the curtains back in governing and government and how things work.”

“Be yourself and work your tail off at whatever your job is,and people will notice.”