Maxine Waters

“I'd like to say to women everywhere: don't allow these right-wing talking heads, these dishonorable people, to intimidate you or scare you.”

“I'm accustomed to being harassed.”

“I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win.”

“I want to be the kind of elected official who not only pays attention but who acts on behalf of people - just average people. Fancy lobbyists get to tell their story, but the average person doesn't.”

“Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.”

“We know that when a woman speaks truth to power, there will be attempts to put her down... I'm not going to go anywhere.”

“Priebus has been trying to clean up for Donald Trump for far too long. When he was making outrageous statements, when he was basically lying.”

“I believe that Trump is a danger. I believe that he wants to tighten and build up his relationship to Russia for whatever reasons.”

“Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.”

“It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box.”

“If I never do anything else in this career as a member of Congress, I'm gonna make somebody pay for what they've done to my community and to my people!”

“We have suffered discrimination. We have suffered isolation and undermining. But we stand up for America, oftentimes when others who think they are more patriotic, who say they are more patriotic, do not.”

“I could not remove myself from this debate about Trump. I could not abide his indecency. I could not live with the way he treated other people.”

“This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.”

“Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me.”

“This country cannot tolerate the fact that someone worked with Russia to undermine our democracy.”

“I saw the real difference between politicians who supported programs like Head Start and those who didn't. I started getting really excited about politics.”

“I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.”

“We moan and groan all the time about a lack of involvement of young people. But they have taught me a lot about what moves them.”

“We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines.”