Karine Jean-Pierre Quotes

Karine Jean-Pierre

Profession : Public Servant

Birth : August 13, 1974

Serving and working for President Obama where you can be openly gay has been an amazing honor. It felt incredible to be a part of an administration that prioritizes LGBT issues.

Karine Jean-Pierre

I came out to my mom when I was 16. My parents are old school. They are immigrant parents, and when I came out, it didn't land well to say the least. And I quickly went back into the proverbial closet, if I may, and it was really hard.

Karine Jean-Pierre

The beauty of America is its freedoms and the promise that you can achieve your dreams, no matter your race, sex, country of origin, sexual orientation or gender identity. This is something we continue to strive toward and fight for.

Karine Jean-Pierre

Avoidance and delays aren't neutral; they send a very clear message.

Karine Jean-Pierre

Voters in 2020 are going to back candidates who've got their backs - and those candidates are progressives who won't compromise on the backs of the American people.

Karine Jean-Pierre

People often ask me how I stay hopeful - and how they can stay hopeful, too. Here's my answer: Do something. Do anything! Truly, anything. Sign up to make calls for a local candidate, or your favorite presidential candidate. Commit to canvassing one day a month.

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My parents were critical to building up my well of strength and resolve that I turn to whenever I'm in a difficult situation. And I want to make sure my daughter has the same well - an even bigger well.

Karine Jean-Pierre

Anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric doesn't simply sit in a silo. It interacts with the world, creating and fuming hatred that leads to hateful acts, whether the package is individual hate crimes - or collective - the Muslim ban.

Karine Jean-Pierre

As we've seen over the course of the Trump administration's tenure, words can prove just as destructive as laws.

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I've always known I've had to work harder, be smarter and have a longer resume than the men I'm working with to be valued for what I bring to my table.

Karine Jean-Pierre

I'm proud of my accomplishments - but that's not why I've memorized them. It's because as a woman, and especially as a black woman, I've had to become comfortable with recognizing and articulating my own value just so that other people would value my knowledge and expertise, too.

Karine Jean-Pierre

There's something called the Hatch Act that I have to be very mindful of.

Karine Jean-Pierre

I am a Black, gay, immigrant woman.

Karine Jean-Pierre

I'm not your typical person working in politics. I didn't get an early start in politics, I didn't 'always know' I wanted to be in politics, and my family didn't instill an early fascination with politics.

Karine Jean-Pierre

I know Joe Biden well. I find him incredibly endearing.

Karine Jean-Pierre

Whether it's a job or life choice, make sure you're figuring out what makes you motivated, not what motivates everyone else.

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When it comes down to it, AIPAC's policies are not progressive policies.

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Joan Trumpauer Mulholland is proof that not all heroes get the recognition they deserve.

Karine Jean-Pierre

You cannot call yourself a progressive while continuing to associate yourself with an organization like AIPAC that has often been the antithesis of what it means to be progressive.

Karine Jean-Pierre

Being the oldest of three siblings, I had to take care of my siblings while my parents were working six, seven days a week.

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