I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.

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

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.

When you expand your ability to see, you understand that there are a lot of false choices being offered.

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.

Everyone's perspective of themselves and others is based on the limitations of their exposure.

The American dream belongs to all of us.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

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.

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.

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away...

Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life...Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too.

Resilience, thy name is Devine.

Each day the sun kisses the earth goodnight yet now two sunsets are alike

I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.

Washington newspaper men know everything.

Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of chivalry.

Spontaneous kindness is to hipsters as high beams are to deer.

Footballers are slaves. I know this from the personal experience of being a footballer.

The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception. All you can do is play melody. No matter how complicated it gets, it's still a melody.