Parents Quotes by Stacey Abrams

My mother grew up in abject poverty in Mississippi, an elementary school dropout. Yet, with the support of women around her, she returned to…

— Stacey Abrams

One of the traditional rites of passage for political candidates is the revelation of financial status - a catechism-like recital of money mistakes made…

— Stacey Abrams

Discriminatory legislation emboldens those who seek to make us afraid while giving those communities it hurts a concrete reason to fear. We must stay…

— Stacey Abrams

I grew up one of six children with working-class parents in the Deep South. My mother was a college librarian, and my father worked…

— Stacey Abrams

I believe we need leaders who actually want to lead everyone.

— Stacey Abrams

I got into my first fight, Democrat versus Republican, in second grade. I won.

— Stacey Abrams

I have been privileged to write across multiple facets of my life: to write romance novels, to write memoir, to write about leadership, and…

— Stacey Abrams

Do not allow setbacks to set you back.

— Stacey Abrams

From making it harder to register and stay on the rolls to moving and closing polling places to rejecting lawful ballots, we can no…

— Stacey Abrams

We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' Americans understand that these…

— Stacey Abrams

My being a black woman is not a deficit. It is a strength. Because I could not be where I am had I not…

— Stacey Abrams

The basis for sustainable progress is legal protections grounded in an awareness of how identity has been used to deny opportunity.

— Stacey Abrams

Educating bold and ambitious children from cradle to career stands as a clear and foundational goal for Georgia.

— Stacey Abrams

To make a good decision, you actually need to think about it, the contours and the consequences.

— Stacey Abrams

'First things first' might be a cliche, but it's a useful one that means prioritizing what matters most to you and believing there is…

— Stacey Abrams