“When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.” Quote by Christine Pelosi
“When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.” WinningCommonConversationVoteCommon SenseOrganize Author:Christine Pelosi
“Who knows what crumbling infrastructure lies beneath our sleeping children? Actually, many people do - they pay surveyors to take a look.” PeopleKnowsLooksChildrenLyingSleepPayInfrastructureCrumblingSurveyorsCrumbling InfrastructureSleeping Child Author:Christine Pelosi
“You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.” WayChildrenAgeResponsibilityTeachYour ChildrenVotingCivicsCivic Responsibility Author:Christine Pelosi
“America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While Republicans tailored their platform by and for the pale stale and male, among us, Obama and Democrats are embracing America's diverse mosaic.” FactsAmericaRepublicanDemocratMalesObviousMathPlatformsDiversePaleRejectedPollsPerilDemographicsStaleMosaicsCensusTailoredElectoral Process Author:Christine Pelosi
“Baseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome.” KnowsReasonEnoughTeamLandRainBaseballOvercomingBallsGoldenManagersBroadsDelayCurvesInjuredBenchesAces Author:Christine Pelosi
“Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National Committee were batting around different possibilities. I said, 'We should have boot camps.'” PeopleWayShouldSaidDifferentRunningOpportunityPossibilityShould HaveDemocraticCongressCampaignsCampsBootsCommitteesColleaguesBattingGrassrootsBoot Camp Author:Christine Pelosi
“I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone.” MadeMatterSexSawsAbuseCatholicCirclesInnocentGuiltyPriestsMentalityWagonsProsecutorSex Abuse Author:Christine Pelosi
“The last time I saw Ted Kennedy was a generation after my first meeting, at the Senate subway below the Capitol on Obama's Inauguration Day. He was his usual gregarious and gracious self - with beaming smile and booming voice wishing my husband and me good luck with our pregnancy and expressing his excitement about the new president.” FirstsSelfLastsWishPresidentVoiceSawsGenerationsHusbandLuckMeetingsExcitementMy HusbandPregnancyUsualSenateLast TimeGood LuckGraciousSubwayCapitolInaugurationGregariousTed Kennedy Author:Christine Pelosi
“But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.” BillsFogControversy Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.” JobsLosesMillionsEconomicStupidMonthsRecoveryRacistPackagesReally StupidDumb LiberalStupid LiberalReally DumbEconomic Recovery Author:Nancy Pelosi