Parents Quotes by Karine Jean-Pierre

8 Parents quotes by Karine Jean-Pierre

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Karine Jean-Pierre’s eight brief statements give a quick, clear glimpse of her thoughts on the importance and challenges of parenting.

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My parents were critical to building up my well of strength and resolve that I turn to whenever I'm in a difficult…

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Look, when I came to this country, my parents, like many immigrants, are looking for a better life. And in their minds…

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My parents witnessed firsthand in Haiti that if you stop speaking up, one day you'll wake up afraid to speak. They came…

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I came out to my mom when I was 16. My parents are old school. They are immigrant parents, and when I…

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Being the oldest of three siblings, I had to take care of my siblings while my parents were working six, seven days…

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My parents grew up in Haiti, and unfortunately they watched the country they loved slide into dictatorship.

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My parents' story is the story of many families immigrating to the United States today, and the story of so many who…

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When you ask who I am, my parents are from Haiti. So we have an amazing history of the first Black republic...…

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My parents taught me by example what it means to be American: to hope and to dream, and to work hard for those hopes…

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My mom juggled working as a home health care aide with managing her own hair salon, often working every day except Sunday, when she…

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Voters are excited about progressive candidates because they're fighting for our interests, not special interests.

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AIPAC's values are not progressive values.

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We were wrong every time we stayed silent when the Trump administration tried to tear us apart.

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Being a teacher was very important to me.

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Once you help one person register to vote or convince one friend to canvass with you, you'll never again question whether or not you…

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My parents were critical to building up my well of strength and resolve that I turn to whenever I'm in a difficult situation. And…

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I was a phone canvasser, and I was terrible at it. It's really hard to ask for money, especially over the phone.

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You cannot call yourself a progressive while continuing to associate yourself with an organization like AIPAC that has often been the antithesis of what…

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Candidates inspire you. When they inspire you, you believe in them. It becomes kind of cultish in some weird way and so you have…

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Look, when I came to this country, my parents, like many immigrants, are looking for a better life. And in their minds for their…

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I wanted my book to be a guide for everyone who has been told 'no' in their life.

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