Amy Klobuchar Quotes

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Amy Klobuchar

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 25, 1960

In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results.

Amy Klobuchar

When I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted. Whether or not it actually happens, it changes a culture, and that's part of what we're trying to do here.

Amy Klobuchar

We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years.

Amy Klobuchar

I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.

Amy Klobuchar

When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside.

Amy Klobuchar

Families fighting childhood cancer should not have to worry about where they're going to get the next dose of the drug they need to save their child's life.

Amy Klobuchar

So many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they're 40 years old. Well, that's just not going to happen.

Amy Klobuchar

My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group.

Amy Klobuchar

I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice.

Amy Klobuchar

Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.

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My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.

Amy Klobuchar

I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted.

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Well, it is so difficult right now when you look out on the road and how fast people go and the more and more cars you see out there, for teenagers, you'd think a kid that literally, a few years before, was sitting back in a car seat in the back seat is now behind the wheel.

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If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards.

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I understand now why Hillary Clinton always wore navy blue pantsuits. Remember, for four years? If you have one or two themes, then you have the same shoes, the same bag. Otherwise, it's a nightmare.

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You have a Republican House, close numbers in the Senate, a Democratic president. If we're going to move forward at all as a country, we're going to have to do it by standing together.

Amy Klobuchar

We've got to get things done. We've got an economy that is stabilized, but not moving ahead.

Amy Klobuchar

I think you're going to see a number of Democrats that do want to see us grapple with spending.

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You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

Amy Klobuchar

Well, I think the way to go is civil unions. But I do think when you talk about the Republican Party and the debates that are going on within the Republican Party on a number of issues, what I'm hoping is that they will get to a point where they will work with us on moving forward with this economy.

Amy Klobuchar