“I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Left, Democrat, Bottom, Low-Income, Working Class
“I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Politics, Zip Code, Destiny, Fate, unfair
“Change takes courage.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Change, Courage, Political Discourse, Empowering, Inspiring
“Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Democracy, designed, Truth, Power, Politics
“For me, democratic socialism is about - really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Democratic Socialism, Value, Modern, Moral, wealthy
“I wake up every day, and I'm a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Bronx, New York City, Puerto Rican, Roots, Wake Up
“When we talk about the word 'socialism,' I think what it really means is just democratic participation in our economic dignity and our economic, social, and racial dignity. It is about direct representation and people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness, at the en…”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Socialism, Economy, Democratic Participation, Democracy, dignity
“Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Capitalism, The World, Economy, Socialism, Politics
“Healthcare as a human right, it means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education if they so choose it, and I think no person should be homeless if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and food…”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Healthcare, human rights, Child, Education, College
“The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.comTagged: Cynicism, Hurdle, Community, who cares, voting