Because boys tend to dominate the narrative for who's at risk, sometimes they dominate the lion's share of services, too. — Ayanna Pressley Boys Copy Share Image
At some point or another, everyone has felt unseen and unheard and marginalized. — Ayanna Pressley Another 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
Thanks to my mother's sacrifices, I was able to attend one of the best schools in Chicago. — Ayanna Pressley Able Copy Share Image
As I have always said, those closest to the pain should be closest to the power. — Ayanna Pressley Always 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 Black Copy Share Image
My mother lost her job, so I left school to work full-time to support her. — Ayanna Pressley Lost Copy Share Image
From drug companies to health insurers to Wall Street banks, big corporations are spending millions to buy influence in Washington and drown… — Ayanna Pressley Big corporations Copy Share Image
I'm an only child. My mother was raising me alone. We couldn't afford child care; child care hours didn't work according to… — Ayanna Pressley Alone Copy Share Image
Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it. — Ayanna Pressley Community Copy Share Image
I think people want to live in a city that is welcoming and inclusive. I don't think people want to feel that… — Ayanna Pressley City Copy Share Image
I would not invest in a Trump hate wall. We don't need to be protected from immigrants that are coming here seeking… — Ayanna Pressley Asylum Copy Share Image
I went to a school with the kids of judges and elected officials and architects, civil leaders, and influencers. And I felt… — Ayanna Pressley Felt Copy Share Image
People entrust me with the responsibility of actualizing our shared values and, that said, I'm not in the business of going to… — Ayanna Pressley Business Copy Share Image
My priority will remain supporting those courageous individuals and organizations, among both Israelis and Palestinians, committed to bringing peaceful coexistence to the… — Ayanna Pressley Both 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 have been a policymaker proven in tackling some very complex social issues on the municipal level here in Boston. — Ayanna Pressley Been Copy Share Image
I am probably an outsider because I challenge conventional narratives about who should have a seat at the table. — Ayanna Pressley I am 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
We desperately need comprehensive immigration reform in this nation, and yes, comprehensive immigration reform proposals are nuanced and complicated, but you know… — Ayanna Pressley Complicated Copy Share Image
I will sit at the table and compromise with anyone in the name of progress, but there are things I'm not willing… — Ayanna Pressley Community Copy Share Image
I understand and appreciate and respect that any time a barrier is broken or history is made, people want to celebrate it… — Ayanna Pressley Celebrate Copy Share Image
We must acknowledge that issues like systemic racism, economic inequality, and the achievement gap are the result of manmade policies. — Ayanna Pressley Achievement Copy Share Image
My life as an advocate for those most in need is inspired by my mother's example. She believed in the potential inherent… — Ayanna Pressley Advocate Copy Share Image
I am black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both. But I've never asked anyone to vote for me because… — Ayanna Pressley I am Copy Share Image
We should be uncomfortable with the growing gaps in our society, and we cannot allow ourselves to become desensitized to these injustices. — Ayanna Pressley Cannot Copy Share Image
I'm an only child, so I don't come from a big family. But it has been my observation from friends who do… — Ayanna Pressley Better Copy Share Image
If you look at the Affordable Care Act, ultimately that was saved not solely by lawmakers but because of the courage of… — Ayanna Pressley Affordable care act 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
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
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
True enough, Trump is a formidable foe, and systemic inequalities and disparities are worsening under this administration. But they existed long before… — Ayanna Pressley Enough 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
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
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
If the power was equitable, then our boards, then our commissions, our contracting, our wealth-building opportunities would all look very different. — Ayanna Pressley Equitable Copy Share Image
