Quotes by Elizabeth Warren

Balancing your money is the key to having enough.

When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is.

When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is.

Enforcement isn’t about big government or small government. It’s about whether government works and who it works for.

There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. You built a factory out there - good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didnt have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory... Now look. You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea - God bless! Keep a hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.

There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didnt have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did.Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea? God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.

For capitalism to work, we all need one another.

I do not understand how it is that financial institutions could think that they could take taxpayer money and then turn around and act like its business as usual. I dont understand how they cant see that the world has changed in a fundamental way, that it is not business as usual when you take taxpayer dollars.

You cant predict it all. People will tell you to plan things out as best you can. They will tell you to focus. They will tell you to follow your dreams. They will all be right.

I got married at 19 and graduated from a commuter college in Texas that cost $50 a semester. The way I see it, Im a janitors daughter who became a public school teacher, a professor, and a United States Senator. America is truly a country of opportunity!

Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. Were a nation of debtors.

Others have said it before me. If you dont have a seat at the table, youre probably on the menu. And so it is important that we have women in the United States Senate - strong women, women who are there to help advance an agenda that is important to women.

A good education is a foundation for a better future.

Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way people have voices and votes to push back.

Americans are fighters. Were tough, resourceful and creative, and if we have the chance to fight on a level playing field, where everyone pays a fair share and everyone has a real shot, then no one - no one can stop us.

In America today, a young person needs more education after high school just to have a chance to make it in the middle class. Not a guarantee, just a chance to make it.

Banks were once places to hold money and were very careful in lending to finance families as they built a future - bought homes, bought cars, took out student loans.

Most women file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, a job loss, or a family break up. It is hard to protect against those.

There are lots of families who - who make irresponsible purchases. There are also a lot of families who have debt on credit cards because they use those credit cards to pay for medical bills.

It is not good not to have health insurance that leaves the family very vulnerable.