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Kirsten Gillibrand
12 quotes
“I don't think clients you represented as an associate are relevant … I think how you vote is relevant.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Discussing her former legal representation of tobacco giant Philip Morris, Albany Times-Union, November 15, 2005
“She seems like me — serious and policy-focused.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Describing actress Jodi Foster and explaining she'd like Foster to play her in a TV-movie, the Saratogian, November 5, 2006
“As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talking about her grandmother, Polly Noonan, leader of the powerful Democratic machine in Albany and confidant of long-time mayor Erastus Corning 2nd, Albany Times-Union, October 16, 2008
“The Senate is extremely slow: They have enormous difficulty passing the bills that even get through the House. That's the reality that I've recognized in my two years: that it takes time to change the world.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: InsideOut Hudson Valley, January/February 2009
“I realize that for many New Yorkers, this is the first time you've heard my name, and you don't know much about me. Over these next two years you will get to know me, but more importantly, I will get to know you.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was just a young lawyer thinking, What am I doing with my life? What am I doing with my career? As I watched [Hillary Clinton] on that stage I thought, Why aren’t I there? It was so poignant for me. And that’s what made me figure out how to get involved in politics.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Hillary Clinton] was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making to others, you might not like what they do, and you will have no one but yourself to blame.' It was such a challenge to the women in the room. And it really hit me: She’s talking to me.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We’re [the US Senate] here to help people, and if we’re not helping people, we should go the fuck home.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kirsten Gillibrand Is an Enthusiastic No, in , published April 4, 2017
“This is a sickening and outrageous attack, and horribly, it's the latest of too many hate crimes against LGBTQ people and people of color. We are all responsible for condemning this behavior and every person who enables or normalizes it. Praying for Jussie and his family.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 29 January 2019 regarding Jussie Smollett
Also quoted by: Jussie Smollett
“As president of the United States, I wouldn't use the dentition system at all They don't need to be incarcerated if they're given a lawyer and given a process, they will follow it. They can go into the community in the way we used to handle these cases under the Department of Justice.”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 19 May 2019
“With far-right justices poised to overturn Roe, the lives of millions of Americans depend on us. We must codify the right to an abortion into federal law — even if it means eliminating the filibuster. We must flip state legislatures. And states like NY must open our doors,”
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source