Karine Jean-Pierre Quotes

Karine Jean-Pierre

Profession : Public Servant

Birth : August 13, 1974

As the chief public affairs officer at MoveOn and an MSNBC political analyst, you can often find me talking in front of a podium or in front of a camera about the day's top news stories. A lot of the time, I'll connect it back to my personal story.

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I wanted my book to be a guide for everyone who has been told 'no' in their life.

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I ran cross country and track in high school, and I've found that getting outside and out of my head is invaluable to staying balanced.

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One part of my routine is going on long runs as often as possible.

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As a former political analyst for MSNBC, I'm used to speaking extemporaneously. But there's one line I have memorized - my credentials. Here it is: I've worked on four presidential campaigns, served in the White House, run political campaigns and graduated from and teach at an Ivy League institution.

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For most of my adult life, I've walked around in a body that's been undervalued, under skepticism and underestimated.

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Rep. Lewis was never satisfied with doing enough. And that's why, on top of everything he suffered and gave to the civil rights movement, to this country, somehow he also found room in his soul to be hopeful.

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Rep. Lewis had every reason in the world to be bitter and to feel hate. But he didn't. Maybe because he had so much reason to hate is why he knew better than to waste his time in bitterness. He had other marching orders to attend to.

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When I think of Ida B. Wells, I think of sacrifice.

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I've had a lot of jobs and titles while working in politics. But at the end of the day, one thing has always stayed the same: I'm an activist. And as an activist, it's important to have people to look up to. Labor leader and Civil Rights activistDolores Huerta is one of those people for me.

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I'll be forever grateful for everything Congresswoman Barbara Jordan did to pave the way for black women in politics.

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Once you help one person register to vote or convince one friend to canvass with you, you'll never again question whether or not you can make a difference.

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People across the country want to do something - anything - to make sure progress and hope and love and inclusion win in 2020.

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In 2020, we need a movement to put this country back on the right track.

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Donald Trump's legacy is not simply speckled with incidents of racism; it itself is racist.

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Donald Trump entered the business world as a racist, he entered the 2016 election as a racist, and he entered the White House as a racist.

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Every person who stays silent on Donald Trump's racism, regardless of their own race or party, is betraying not just America's communities of color, but the very ideals on which this country was founded.

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We were founded on the idea that all people are created equal, and while that notion of who counts as a person - who deserves equality - has evolved over time, the point remains: America was founded as bastion of freedom, and equality. That is the America I know.

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America is progressing towards a stronger, more inclusive future - and I know women of color are a driving force in that evolution.

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President Obama didn't hire LGBT staffers, he hired experienced individuals who happen to be LGBT.

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