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“I do not think that for the future of humanity, and for our country to continue to prosper, that we cannot have another presidential cycle where climate change is not being asked about at almost every debate, and that includes the role of fossil fuel, fossil fuel industries, and that includes the role of a broad spectrum of issues.”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her First Weeks In Washington, The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-podcast/ (28 January 2019) Quotes (2019)

“I think it’s great that we have multiple female presidential candidates, so there’s not the woman running… I’m very excited about there being multiple women across — that can represent different parts of the political spectrum on the left, so that’s something that I’m thankful for… what we’re trying to do is is frame the debate and the conversation… that we’re going to be having in the next two years…”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her First Weeks In Washington, The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-podcast/ (28 January 2019) Quotes (2019)

“It is actually not about a wall, it is not about the border, and it is certainly not about the well-being of everyday Americans… The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms.”

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Quoted in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's First House Speech Broke a C-SPAN Record. Here's What She Said, Time magazine http://time.com/5506749/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-house-speech-cspan-record/ (17 January 2018) Quotes (2019)

“Everybody knows someone in their life that is already an amazing public servant… Nominate that amazing public servant to take their service to the halls of Congress. Give them that nudge. My brother did it for me.”

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Quoted in [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps recruit a new wave of Democrats, NY Post https://nypost.com/2019/01/16/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-helps-recruit-a-new-wave-of-democrats/ (16 January 2019) Quotes (2019)

“This time a year ago, I was bartending while running a long-shot campaign for Congress. That time felt so dark and yet so hopeful at the same time. Our odds were dismal + I was dismissed, but we felt that fighting hard for what’s right - even uphill - was worth it. Keep going.”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1079052935483609090 (29 December 2018) Twitter Quotes (2018)

“True love is radical because it requires us to see ourselves in all people. Otherwise, it isn’t love. Love is revolutionary because it has us treat ALL people as we would ourselves - not because we are charitable, but because we are one. That is love’s radical conclusion.”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1077776366450429958 (25 December 2018) Twitter Quotes (2018)

“I have spoken in the past about how youth is not an embodiment of age, but of attitude - a willingness to risk for what is right, among others. We also shouldn’t be afraid to acknowledge the dearth of young elected officials + those implications.”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1076907387833978882 (23 December 2018) Twitter Quotes (2018)

“The mentorship of elders is what got me here. In Latinx + Indigenous communities, elder is an honorific that doesn’t come with age - it comes w/ univ acknowledgement of wisdom. But to delay large action on climate doesn’t include the wisdom of elders nor the urgency of youth.”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1076909133255852032 (23 December 2018) Twitter Quotes (2018)

“The age difference between myself (29) + oldest House members is ~60yrs. For better or worse, young people will live in the world Congress leaves behind. That’s why I focus on our future: addressing climate change & runaway income inequality, ending school-to-prison pipelines, etc.”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1076894689352142848 (23 December 2018) Twitter Quotes (2018)

“I do think that we’ve been taking it too much. I think we’ve been tolerating the intolerable.”

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Source: Alex Morris Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants the Country to Think Big, Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-congress-interview-797214/ (27 February 2019)

“If we are only organizing for elections, we are not going to win the world that we need...No one politician is the answer. No one president is the answer. You are the answer, mass movements are the answer.”

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via tweet https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1324895073776054273 on November 6, 2020 Twitter Quotes (2020), November 2020

“Any job that pays $2.13 an hour is not a job. It's indentured servitude. All labor has dignity and the way that we give labor dignity is by paying people the respect and the value that they are worth... We have to raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.”

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Twitter Post https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1134631705153802241, (31 May 2019) 2019, Twitter Quotes (2019), May 2019

“No lawmaker should be cashing in on their public service and selling their contacts and expertise to the highest bidder... don't think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if you've served in Congress. Keeping it real, the elephant in the room with passing a lobbying ban on members requires a nearly-impossible discussion about congressional pay.”

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AOC Calls for Ban on Revolving Door as Study Shows Two-Thirds of Recently Departed Lawmakers Now K Street Lobbyists https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/30/aoc-calls-ban-revolving-door-study-shows-two-thirds-recently-departed-lawmakers-nowCommon Dreams, Eoin Higgins,] (30 May 2019) 2019

“A few social media ideas for public servants looking to build an audience: - Endorse Single-Payer Medicare for All, - Hold Wall Street Accountable, - Make Min Wage = Living Wage, - Cancel Puerto Rican Debt, - End For-Profit Prisons & ICE Detention, - Fight for a #GreenNewDeal”

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Twitter post, https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1080300714126200832 (1 January 2019) 2019, January 2019

“If those promises do not get fulfilled, it will make future passage of anything much more difficult. BIF will look like a cakewalk”

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Source: via Twitter Tweet https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1457374737722654725 (November 7, 2021)