Nancy Pelosi Quotes

I want women to have all the opportunities that they aspire to.

Did I ever tell my constituents that if they liked their plan they could keep it? I would have if I'd ever met anybody who liked his or her plan. But that was not my experience.

The Democrats have been there for working people in our country. That's who we are, trickle-down vs. middle-class economics. That's the major difference between the parties.

Lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. We have to listen to the people and come together as we prioritize our agenda and go forward.

The more women we elect to public office, the more wholesome the whole process will be, whether it's government, politics, whatever.

If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.

Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.

As we disagree with each other, we learn more about each other, and more and more people are coming together.

Do not ever say to anybody it's time for us to have a woman in the leadership, because that's the least important selling point.

Hillary Clinton is an experienced public figure.

I went to Congress to change the policies of our country. I did not go to change the behaviors of members of Congress.

Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong.

There is no question that women helping women works for women.

With President Obama, we will move America forward.

Let's respect women for the value - let's respect everyone, men and women, for the value they bring to the workplace.

Time is our most finite commodity, therefore our most valuable, and I respect other peoples' time.

And, cuts in education, scientific research and the rest are harmful, and they are what are affected by the sequestration.

Does Trumpcare protect seniors and families? Does Trumpcare - is Trumpcare good for our veterans? Is there any caring in Trumpcare at all?

The only time I'm the only woman in the room is when I go to the leadership meeting.

I always say the beauty is in the mix.

Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.

The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader.

President Obama came up with tremendous ideas, but he was blocked by the Republicans.

We can all do better. America is an entrepreneurial society. We had entrepreneurs who started our country. And they want us to think in fresh, new, different ways all of the time.

Women have come a long way, but it never fails to sadden me when I see younger women saying we have to overcome some obstacles.

Hillary Clinton has a vision, she has knowledge and judgment. She is a strategic thinker, based on her experience and her connection.

When someone challenges you, your supporters turn out.

What is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how this election affects people's lives.

You cannot be a party in stagnation. You have to have the constant reinvigoration of fresher ideas and the debate in terms of role of government and the rest is as ancient as - as old as America.

The Republicans have been baying at the moon for seven years, in March it was seven years since the president signed the bill. They've been baying at the moon that they had a better idea.

The good news is that we really do think that ... on the immigration issue, that we will, before summer, have comprehensive immigration reform.

I didn't know you were Catholic.

The proposed Bush regulations put politics above the health care needs of Americans.

It is clear that the American people are weary of war. However, Assad gassing his own people is an issue of our national security, regional stability and global security.

Never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

When I was growing up in the 50s it wasn't quite the same. Fathers were more protective and now they see all of the possibilities for their daughters.

Hillary Clinton truly is sincere, but she has to connect more with the American people in terms of what she believes in and how she intends to accomplish progress in their lives.

To have diversity of opinion in the debate strengthens the outcome and you get a better result.

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs

I do believe that during the Bush-Cheney administration, that Vice President Cheney set a tone and an attitude for the CIA.

I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'

A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.

I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact, my children - my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us.