I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You know, it doesn't do anything,' because, frankly, it's said out of fear, because it is a potent force for political change.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, 'Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run, too.'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I don't think any person in America should die because they are too poor to live.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

We have to have a diversity of age represented in Congress, too.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Before ICE, we had Immigration and Naturalization Services, but it wasn't until about 1999 that we chose to criminalize immigration at all. And then, once ICE was established, we really kind of militarized that enforcement to a degree that was previously unseen in the United States.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Nobody ever wins the first time they run for office. Nobody's ever supposed to win their first bid for office. Nobody's ever supposed to win without taking lobbyists' money. No one's ever supposed to defeat an incumbent. No one's ever supposed to run a grassroots campaign without running any ads on television. We did all of those things.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I started my campaign out of a Trader Joe's bag with a bunch of printed palm cards and an idea.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

We absolutely do need to make sure that our borders are secure. But what we need to realize and remember is that ICE was established in 2003 right at the same time as the Patriot Act, the AUMF, the Iraq War - and we look back at a lot of that time and legislation as a mistake now. And I think that ICE is right there as a part of it.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

My mother cleaned homes and drove school buses, and when my family was on the brink of foreclosure... I started bartending and waitressing.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I don't like having people do little things for me.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What I see is that the Democratic Party takes working class communities for granted, they take people of color for granted, and they just assume that we're going to turn out no matter how bland or half-stepping these proposals are.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I'm not going to do that. That takes away my power. I'm not going to compromise who I am.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Not all Democrats are the same.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Healthcare as a human right, it means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education if they so choose it, and I think no person should be homeless if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and food and lead a dignified life in the United States.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes

I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You know, it doesn't do anything,' because, frankly, it's said out of fear, because it is a potent force for political change.

The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.

I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, 'Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run, too.'

I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works.

I don't think any person in America should die because they are too poor to live.

We have to have a diversity of age represented in Congress, too.

Before ICE, we had Immigration and Naturalization Services, but it wasn't until about 1999 that we chose to criminalize immigration at all. And then, once ICE was established, we really kind of militarized that enforcement to a degree that was previously unseen in the United States.

Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.

Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.

Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.

I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.

I started my campaign out of a Trader Joe's bag with a bunch of printed palm cards and an idea.

My mother cleaned homes and drove school buses, and when my family was on the brink of foreclosure... I started bartending and waitressing.

I don't like having people do little things for me.

What I see is that the Democratic Party takes working class communities for granted, they take people of color for granted, and they just assume that we're going to turn out no matter how bland or half-stepping these proposals are.

Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I'm not going to do that. That takes away my power. I'm not going to compromise who I am.

Not all Democrats are the same.