“Sometimes political media is too fixated on personalities instead of policies.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, twitter.com
“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.com
“I wake up every day, and I'm a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com
“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.com
“I just want to let you all know how proud I am of each and every single one of you. For putting yourselves and your bodies and everything on the line to make sure we save our planet.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ntknetwork.com
“I have three months without a salary before I’m a member of Congress. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nytimes.com
“People tell you things. And they tell you what they believe. And they tell you what they want for themselves, for you, they tell you their stories.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nytimes.com
“This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the world tonight is that it's not OK to put donors before your community.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, cnn.com
“I’ve always felt that elections should be joyous, celebratory events.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, twitter.com
“We have built power. We have organized. What we have built is permanent. No. Matter. What.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, twitter.com
“There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can’t do it.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, thecut.com