78 Quotes by Ayanna Pressley

Players who take a knee during the national anthem do so to protest injustice across the country - fulfilling a patriotic duty to never accept injustice, but to call it out when we see it.

We should be uncomfortable with the growing gaps in our society, and we cannot allow ourselves to become desensitized to these injustices.

As I have always said, those closest to the pain should be closest to the power.

I've always had a love affair with Boston.

We must acknowledge that issues like systemic racism, economic inequality, and the achievement gap are the result of manmade policies.

When I was growing up, 'Ebony Magazine' was a must read in our household. In those pages I found our news, our stories, and my pride.

My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.

At some point or another, everyone has felt unseen and unheard and marginalized.

I don't think people that make history set out to make it.