Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes:-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials as AOC, is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.
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During the interview, Ocasio-Cortez said, 'Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked political observers in June after defeating 10-term incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th District by nearly. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an inspiration and an empowering role model for every woman. Every person of color, every young person, every environmentalist activist. And every decent human being who believes in equality for all. With that being said, here are some motivational and empowering quotes by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
'The Republicans galvanize their base by inciting a lot of fear; they operate on a lot of mythmaking. So we have to have something compelling. We shouldn't be afraid to be bold.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I felt like the only way to effectively run for office is if you had access to a lot of wealth, high social influence, a lot of dynastic power, and I knew that I didn't have any of those things.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can't do it.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education – that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'It's really scary or it's easy to generate fear around an idea or around an -ism when you don't provide any substance to it.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'There's this false notion that you have to separate and choose between issues of class and issues of race. What people do when they say that you need to separate class from race is that they are really just saying that people of color should come second.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'Democrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers – that is what should be happening in America.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I'm not going to do that. That takes away my power. I'm not going to compromise who I am.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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'We have a political culture of intimidation, of favoring, of patronage, and of fear, and that is no way for a community to be governed.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'The only time we create any kind of substantive change is when we reach out to a disaffected electorate and inspire and motivate them to vote.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism – saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'What we need to do is layout a plan and a vision that people can believe in. And getting into Twitter fights with the president is not exactly where we're going to find progress as a nation.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'It's time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same. That a Democrat who takes corporate money, profits off foreclosure, doesn't live here, doesn't send his kids to our schools, doesn't drink our water or breathe our air cannot possibly represent us.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I don't think any person in America should die because they are too poor to live.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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'There has almost never been a period of substantial economic growth in the United States without significant investment. And no investment pays off within the same cycle. No investment pays off within the same year – especially a governmental investment. Even businesses don't work that way.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'The idea that we're going to austerity ourselves into prosperity is so mistaken, and honestly, I feel like one of the big problems we have is that, because Democrats don't have a deep understanding of or degrees in economics, they allow Wall Street folks to roll in the door and think that they're giving them an education.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'At Standing Rock, we experienced, first-hand, people coming together in their communities and trying to use the levers of representative democracy to try and say, ‘We don't want this in our community; we don't want this in our backyard,' and corporations using their monetary influence to completely erode that process.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'It was really my experience at Standing Rock that was pretty pivotal for me because I saw how corporations were literally militarizing themselves against American citizens so that they could kind of maximize their profit margins on fossil fuels.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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'I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, ‘Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run, too.''-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'It is unacceptable to be disrespectful of Congressman Crowley. He's done some phenomenal, phenomenal work for the Bronx and Queens.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, ‘What are we fighting against?''-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'My mother cleaned homes and drove school buses, and when my family was on the brink of foreclosure… I started bartending and waitressing.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I was nominated at first by a group called Justice Democrats. They were trying to essentially field non-corporate candidates in the 2018 midterm election. They were looking for people with a history of community service, and my name had come across their desk and they called.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
'I think – I do think that we have to have a secure border. We need to make sure that people are, in fact, documented. But that doesn't mean that we threaten people's lives.'-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Newly elected House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no stranger to making waves. Whether it's dancing (with her hair unbound! in the sight of men!) or calling for increased taxes for people who keep smaller yachts inside of their bigger yachts, she's been making headlines since her grassroots campaign kicked off.
Recently, she threw out a playful comic book reference on Twitter, with a ballsy quote from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's seminal work, Watchmen:
To quote Alan Moore: 'None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with YOU. You're locked up in here with ME.' 🤣 https://t.co/8TCmKNJlkD
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 11, 2019
The nerdosphere blew up, naturally. Some people took issue with her use of the quote, but me? I loved it, and I think she should do it more.
Since she's probably pretty busy these days, I took the liberty of pulling together some apropos quotes for her, with suggested uses. You're welcome, AOC! Loved the dance video!
When speaking to Congress:
'Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on none of you are safe.' —Batman, Batman: Year One
Ideally she'd do the bit with the chafing dish for this one.
'Puny humans. I've come to smash.' —Hulk, World War Hulk
Liven up those dull meetings!
'I recognize that the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.' —Nick Fury, Avengers
I mean.
'Don't take the money if you don't like the job.' —Frank Castle, Punisher MAX
Congresspeople take some long-ass vacations on some high-ass salaries.
'At last, in a world torn apart by the hatred and wars of men, appears a woman to whom the problems and feats of men are mere child's play. A woman whose identity is known to none, but whose sensational feats are outstanding in a fast-moving world. With a hundred times the agility and strength of our best male athletes and strongest wrestlers, she appears as though from nowhere to avenge an injustice or right a wrong! As lovely as Aphrodite—as wise as Athena—with the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules—she is known only as Wonder Woman, but who she, is or whence she came from, nobody knows!' —Narrator, All-Star Comics
I'm thinking she gets a hype man to announce this whenever she shows up to work. Alternately, good for filibustering!
When reaching across the aisle:
'When you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places.' —Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel (2014)
Basically everyone should quote Kamala Khan all the time always.
'Everything doesn't have to be about fear. There's room in our line of work for hope, too.' —Stephanie Brown, Batgirl (2009)
What if the right stopped fear mongering? What if that?
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'You don't get it, boy…this isn't a mud hole…it's an operating table. And I'm the surgeon.' —Batman, The Dark Knight Returns
…Okay, look, it can't all be carrot. Sometimes you gotta use the stick.
General use:
'It's clobbering time!' —The Thing, Fantastic Four
For when it is clobbering time.
'Republicans are a superstitious cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must become a creature of the night…' —Batman, Detective Comics
…I may have slightly edited this quote.
In budgetary meetings:
'It can't be legal to deprive poor children of milk!' —Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics
#UNIVERSALFREESCHOOLLUNCH2K19
'Sorry if this is tough on your pocketbook, but I'm thinking of the lives to be saved!' —Superman, Action Comics
#70PERCENTMARGINALTAXRATES2K19
'We seem to understand the value of oil, timber, minerals, and housing, but not the value of unspoiled beauty, wildlife, solitude, and spiritual renewal.' —Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
#RENEWABLENERGY2K19
…You know what this one's for:
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'Listen to me—all of you out there! You were told by this man—your hero—that America is the greatest country in the world! He told you that Americans were the greatest people—that America could be refined like silver, could have the impurities hammered out of it, and shine more brightly! He went on about how precious America was—how you needed to make sure it remained great! And he told you anything was justified to preserve that great treasure, that pearl of great price that is America! Well, I say America is nothing! Without its ideals—its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of trash! A nation is nothing! A flag is a piece of cloth!' —Captain America, What If?
On Mondays:
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'I hate Mondays.' —Garfield, Garfield
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Finally, a bipartisan sentiment we can all get behind!
