“There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.”Kamala Harris
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American - Vice President|October 20, 1964

50 FAMOUS QUOTES · VICE PRESIDENT
Read 50 Kamala Harris quotes on family, ambition, justice, leadership and breaking barriers from the 49th Vice President of the United States.
“There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me.”Kamala Harris
“We were raised in a community where we were taught to see a world beyond just ourselves. To be conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people.”Kamala Harris
“I grew up in a community where people took care of each other.”Kamala Harris
“One of the benefits of having travelled the world and having known different cultures is that you really understand that people, whoever they are, whatever language they speak, have so much more in common than they do differences.”Kamala Harris
“I am my happiest self when generations in my family are getting together and I'm cooking.”Kamala Harris
“If I'm cooking, I feel like I'm in control of my life.”Kamala Harris
“A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another.”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
“If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.”Kamala Harris
“The American dream belongs to all of us.”Kamala Harris
“I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.”Kamala Harris
“When you achieve equality, and freedom, and fairness, it's not because I grant it to you. It's because you fought for it because it is your right.”Kamala Harris
“I know that every trial requires fairness and truth. Any trial that abandons the pursuit of truth cannot be considered fair or just.”Kamala Harris
“That's what justice represents to me: it's about empowerment of the people.”Kamala Harris
“I have spent my career as a prosecutor. I've only had one client in my entire life, and that has been the people.”Kamala Harris
“As a former prosecutor, I understand the importance of holding powerful people accountable.”Kamala Harris
“I understood that with the swipe of my pen as a prosecutor, I would have the decision in my pen to make a decision about someone's life.”Kamala Harris
“Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet.”Kamala Harris
“Let's keep fighting for the America we believe in, an America free of injustice.”Kamala Harris
“I will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations.”Kamala Harris
“I promise to be a president for all Americans.”Kamala Harris
“Culture is a reflection of our moment in our time. And present culture is the way we express how we're feeling about the moment.”Kamala Harris
“California is not just the Golden State. We are also the Internet State.”Kamala Harris
“I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.”Kamala Harris
“I'm not a billionaire. I can't fund my own campaign.”Kamala Harris