Stacey Abrams Quotes

Stacey Abrams

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 9, 1973

I like solving problems that seem intractable. That's how I thrive.

Stacey Abrams

By fully committing to our public education system and engaging holistically from cradle to career, we can guarantee that all of our children in Georgia, no matter their needs, have the kinds of teachers and neighbors in their lives that my mother had.

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To build a truly diverse economy with a pipeline of skilled labor, technical college in Georgia should be free, and students should be able to graduate debt-free from the public institution of their choice.

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At any given moment, we each face a barrage of obligations, often disparate and distinct from what we thought would happen when we woke up. From the tragic to the common to the extraordinary, life refuses to be divvied up into careful slices of time. No technology can manage to overcome the realities of reality.

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Georgians understand obligation, love of family, and payment plans.

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I'm proud to be a member of the creative class, particularly here in Atlanta where the entertainment and creative industries form such an integral part of our economy, our culture, and our community.

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We live in a nation that spent centuries denying the right to vote to the poor, to women, and to people of color.

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I grew up hearing my parents' stories about how they had to fight for their right to vote in the Jim Crow South.

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Economic inequality is systemic, and one of the most effective barriers is ignorance about how money works beyond the basics.

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Quality educational care grows resilient children, provides support for working families and stability for employers, makes Georgia more competitive, and invests in the workforce of the future, beginning in early childhood.

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For parents who work, afterschool programs can be a crucial support system, but too many communities have limited options.

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As a state representative, I have consistently supported our state's investment in Israel and our vocal support of Israel's right to exist.

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I fundamentally agree with the critical nature of Israeli democracy, which embraces the core notion of free speech.

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We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.

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Clean energy jobs can exist across the state and create micro-economies to support struggling communities. Local governments can use advanced energy to retrain workers and create local jobs, and the positive economic impacts can remain local.

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The manufacturing-intensive advanced energy industry promotes work for engineers, machinists, coders and installers, but also administrators, accountants, truck drivers, sales force, and a range of other occupations.

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Hydro, wind, solar, and biomass energy have economic impact across the state and, with collaboration and focus, can become engines of prosperity for more Georgians.

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Confederate monuments belong in museums where we can study and reflect on that terrible history, not in places of honor across our state.

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Leadership requires the ability to engage and to create empathy for communities with disparate needs and ideas. Telling an effective story - especially in romantic suspense - demands a similar skill set.

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When I began writing novels, I read Aristotle to learn how to perfect structure, Pearl Cleage to sustain tension, and Nora Roberts for characterization.

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