I never thought I had the monopoly on struggle or suffering. — Ayanna Pressley Adversity Copy Share Image
I don't think people that make history set out to make it. — Ayanna Pressley History Copy Share Image
I am probably an outsider because I challenge conventional narratives about who should have a seat at the table. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
In tech communities, we consider disruption the way to lead to innovation. — Ayanna Pressley Disruption Copy Share Image
Making progress on longstanding challenges requires a different lens and a new approach. — Ayanna Pressley Challenges Copy Share Image
I have been a policymaker proven in tackling some very complex social issues on the municipal level here in Boston. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
I'm very confident about my ability to earn votes in every neighborhood. — Ayanna Pressley Ability Copy Share Image
I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my… — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
My mother lost her job, so I left school to work full-time to support her. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
An increase in bicycle ridership brings an increased need for measures to ensure the safety of cyclists. — Ayanna Pressley Bicycle Copy Share Image
I'm doing what Democrats said we needed to coming out of 2016, after that sobering defeat, which is to build a bench,… — Ayanna Pressley Defeat Copy Share Image
Ultimately, we will never have a more inclusive and representative delegation - we will not change the complexion, the culture, or the… — Ayanna Pressley Change Copy Share Image
If the power was equitable, then our boards, then our commissions, our contracting, our wealth-building opportunities would all look very different. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
People close to me personally, politically, have expressed frustration that I'm not the political animal that they wish that I were. — Ayanna Pressley Animal Copy Share Image
I have been really furious about the constant charges being lobbed against me about identity politics that, by the way, are only… — Ayanna Pressley Identity Copy Share Image
True enough, Trump is a formidable foe, and systemic inequalities and disparities are worsening under this administration. But they existed long before… — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
I know, given my own life challenges, that there are many non-academic barriers that get in the way of the scholastic and… — Ayanna Pressley Barriers Copy Share Image
Just as every animal is part of a kingdom, phylum, class, and order, every Dorchester resident has a parish, school, park, and… — Ayanna Pressley Animal Copy Share Image
I'm not naive. All politics is about identity, right? Neighborhood politics, cultural politics, issue politics. It's not as though I don't get… — Ayanna Pressley Identity Copy Share Image
If elected, I will work with federal leaders to rehouse the non-immigration enforcement functions of ICE - including human trafficking and money… — Ayanna Pressley Homeland security Copy Share Image
There's many law changes, policy changes I can point to. But a lot of my work has also been to name the… — Ayanna Pressley Advocacy Copy Share Image
One of my priorities is criminal justice reform, and there is certainly bipartisan appetite for that. I think we need to eliminate… — Ayanna Pressley Bipartisan Copy Share Image
We need a permanent solution to TPS recipients and develop a path to citizenship. And, more fundamentally, we need to ensure that… — Ayanna Pressley Compassion Copy Share Image
Raising me as a single parent, my mother held many jobs. Most of them had to do with the betterment and the… — Ayanna Pressley Community Copy Share Image
Our immigration system is fundamentally broken, and ICE's role in supporting the existing system - including separating families seeking refuge in the… — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
I knew I would be demonized as entitled and what no woman can ever be: ambitious. — Ayanna Pressley Ambitious Copy Share Image
As I have always said, those closest to the pain should be closest to the power. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
Thanks to my mother's sacrifices, I was able to attend one of the best schools in Chicago. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
