“Bad influences and distractions were around every corner. But I also learned that my neighborhood could be a nurturing, positive place to grow up. We make a mistake when we stereotype neighborhoods as ‘bad,’ and not worth our attention or investment.”
— Ayanna Pressley, Everything you need to know about Ayanna Pressley
“When you are shifting culture and ushering in new paradigms and challenging thinking, and people are still stuck in a very specific way of doing things, you can’t be mad at them. But I just think, given what’s happening in Washington, that we have to be disruptive.”
— Ayanna Pressley, Why Ayanna Pressley is not Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“If folks are going to be about the business of rolling back every civil right protection bit of progress that we’ve made, decades of progress, what I’m going to be focused on is fighting like hell to make it very hard for them — and very painful — every step of the way.”
— Ayanna Pressley, Why Ayanna Pressley is not Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“For the families and victims of senseless gun violence, change can’t wait. For our brothers and sisters behind the wall, change can’t wait. For our immigrants worried about the knock on the door, change can’t wait. To women whose rights are perpetually under attack, change can’t wait. To the residen…”
— Ayanna Pressley, Ayanna Pressley’s Massachusetts Victory in 3 Words
“People who feel seen and heard for the first time in their lives, a stakehold [sic] in democracy and a promise for our future. That is the real victory, that is bigger than any electoral victory. And I want to thank you all for being foot soldiers in this movement and for ushering in this change.”
— Ayanna Pressley, Ayanna Pressley’s Massachusetts Victory in 3 Words