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United States Senator

Elizabeth Warren, born on June 22, 1949, is an American politician and academic. She serves as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, known for her advocacy in consumer protection and financial regulation. A prominent figure in the Democratic Party, Warren has made significant contributions to the field of bankruptcy law and academia.

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Famous Elizabeth Warren Quotes

“Getting straight with your money is as complicated as a trip to the grocery store: You need a comparison shop, add and subtract, stick with a plan, and ask questions- nothing more.”

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Book:All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan

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“I hope Hillary Clinton runs for president.”

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“If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu.”

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“You have two pages, that's the whole credit card agreement. The terms are clear and flat and easy to see so anyone can read them. So you could lay four credit cards in front of you and say, 'Oh, that's the one that has the highest rate, that's the one that has the really scary provision that could hurt me.'”

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“Keep a little space in your heart for the improbable. You won't regret it.”

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“The President's policy proposal, known as 'chained CPI,' would re-calculate the cost of living for Social Security beneficiaries. That new number won't keep up with inflation on things like food and health care -- the basics that we need to live. In short, 'chained CPI' is just a fancy way to say 'cut benefits for seniors, the permanently disabled, and orphans.'”

“Why is the Keystone Pipeline the very first, #1 item on the Republicans' agenda? We know that this pipeline runs terrible environmental risks and it just won't do much for the American people. So why is this bill so urgent? Money and power.”

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“The game is rigged to work for those who already have money and power.”

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“Washington is rigged for the big guys - and no person has more consistently called them out for it than Jon Stewart. Good luck, Jon!”

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“It is not the job of the Department of Education to maximize profits for the government at the cost of squeezing students who are struggling to get an education.”

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“I want to be blunt: We should not be fighting about equal pay for equal work, and access to birth control, in 2012. These issues were resolved years ago - until the Republicans brought them back.”

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“Israel has the right to shell Palestinian hospitals and schools out of self defense.”

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“If there's any lesson I've learned in the last five years, it's don't be so sure about what lies ahead. There are amazing doors that could open.”

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“In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who can’t otherwise win their fights through elections, can’t win their fights in Congress, can’t win their fights for the Presidency, and can’t win their fights in Courts. For this right-wing minority, hostage-taking is all they have left – a last gasp of those who cannot cope with the realities of our democracy.”

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“If Scott Walker sees 100,000 teachers & firefighters as his enemies, maybe it's time we take a closer look at his friends.”

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“It's better to fight because if you don't fight, you can't win. Besides, even when you don't win, you can change the game.”

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“I hear all this, you know, 'Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.' No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own - nobody.”

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“Part of my job is to make sense of all that I hear, and to retell it in a forceful way so that the decision-makers at Treasury can hear it. At least that's how I see it.”

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“I get heartfelt thanks from all kinds of people. Today I heard from a waitress in Georgia who has lost her job and is trying to figure out how her local bank can change the terms on her credit card, and I heard from a physicist at a major research university who wants to explain a better theory of financial stress tests.”

“It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.”

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“What we collectively decide about how to bail out our economy, how to pull our economy out of a ditch and what rules we put in place to make sure this problem does not happen again, will shape our country for the next 50 years. This is it.”

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“President Obama believes in a country where we invest in education, in roads and bridges, in science and in the future, so we can create new opportunities so the next kid can make it big, and the kid after that, and the kid after that. That's what president Obama believes.”

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“People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they're right. The system is rigged.”

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About the Author

Born: June 22, 1949
Known for: United States Senator
Quotes: 173

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