42+ Kamala Harris Quotes (Law Enforcement, Advocacy And Justice.)

Kamala Harris is the current California Attorney General. She was elected in 2010 and is the first woman, African American and South Asian to serve in the position. She is responsible for the protection and enforcement of civil and criminal laws in the state of California.

Top 10 Kamala Harris Quotes

1. When you expand your ability to see, you understand that there are a lot of false choices being offered.
2. Don't pretend that you can just be oblivious to politics. You can't. What you never do is break your personal code. Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are.
3. Everyone's perspective of themselves and others is based on the limitations of their exposure.
4. I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.
5. To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight.
6. We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.
7. My mantra about everything that has to do with public policy is: identify and reject the false choice.
8. I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?
9. Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.
10. With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.

Kamala Harris Short Quotes

• I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
• I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.
• I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.
• I'm one of the luckiest people on Earth.
• The American dream belongs to all of us.
• My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.
• I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.
• Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.
• Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.
• Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.

Kamala Harris Famous Quotes And Sayings

There is a lot of work to be done to make sure our leaders reflect the people they are supposed to represent. The more diverse a group of decision makers is, the more informed the decision will be. Until we achieve full representation, we all should understand we are falling short of the ideals of our country. — Kamala Harris

Eighty-two percent of prisoners in the United States are high-school dropouts. A high-school dropout between the ages of 30 and 34 is two-thirds more likely to be in jail, or to have been in jail, or to be dead. — Kamala Harris

Don't give up - our country needs you now more than ever. This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country: Our ideals are at stake, and we all have to fight for who we are. We are all, and should be treated as, equals, but the disparity in terms of income and inequality, for women and women of color, is significant. — Kamala Harris

You don't have to care about children to care about children. One of the things that I talk a lot about is the fact of the importance of third-grade reading level. By the end of third grade, if the child is not at reading level, it'll drop off. They never catch up. — Kamala Harris

I work out every morning. Only half an hour. I get on the treadmill. That's it. Every morning, I don't care what time. It gets your blood flowing. It gets your adrenaline flowing. I believe in eating well. It's not fanatical. Eat good food. Make sure you've got good vegetables. — Kamala Harris

In every work environment, there will be politics. If you really want to rise to the top, you need to figure out what those politics in your workplace are. Then, you hook it in. You decide what conforms and what does not conform to your personal code. — Kamala Harris

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us. — Kamala Harris

In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well. — Kamala Harris

Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters. — Kamala Harris

I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison. — Kamala Harris

My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last. — Kamala Harris

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work. — Kamala Harris

I love being in a courtroom. — Kamala Harris

Let's not build the policy around the abuse. That's not good policy. That's actually bad policy. Build the policy around the aspiration point. That's what we need to do when we're seeing abuse online. — Kamala Harris

What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well. — Kamala Harris

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change. — Kamala Harris

You got to take care of yourself. If I exercise or I eat proper foods, am I indulging myself? That's called feeding your body. — Kamala Harris

I have loved to cook since I was a child in my mother's kitchen. If I don't have time to cook, I'll just read a cookbook. — Kamala Harris

I've been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution. — Kamala Harris

No woman should be told she can't make her own decisions about her body. If women's reproductive rights come under attack, I will be standing up for women. — Kamala Harris

These days, children can text on their cell phone all night long, and no one else is seeing that phone. You don't know who is calling that child. — Kamala Harris

I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students. — Kamala Harris

Life Lessons by Kamala Harris

1. Kamala Harris has shown that it is possible to be a successful attorney general while also advocating for progressive causes.
2. She has demonstrated the importance of using the law to protect vulnerable populations and to fight for justice.
3. Her work has also highlighted the importance of holding powerful institutions and individuals accountable for their actions.