Quotes by Maxine Waters

“Ive been in this struggle for many years now. I understand racism. I understand that there are a lot of people in this country who dont care about the problems of the inner city. We have to fight every day that we get up for every little thing that we get. And so I keep struggling.”

“I have a right to my anger, and I dont want anybody telling me I shouldnt be, that its not nice to be, and that somethings wrong with me because I get angry.”

“Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. And they have tended to take care of those things that they think are important. Whether its their agricultural subsidies, or other kinds of expenditures that are certainly not expenditures for poor people or for people of color. And so we have to band together and keep fighting back.”

“disrespect and contempt for our community.”

“Get it done,”

“one of the most un-American things that one can imagine.”

“Were building a growing movement against the war in Iraq that will give people who feel uncomfortable about the war a place to share their concerns and discuss and work through a solution -- should it be immediate withdrawal or an exit strategy. We want to build a consensus that we want to get out.”

“They are already working on the articles of impeachment. They know where they are going. No, they are not going to allow any censure motion. They do not care ... what evidence is presented by the White House or anybody else.”

“I dont see white police officers slamming the heads of little white boys into police cars,”

“I stand with this family. I stand on the side of this young man,”

“Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.”

“The only word that comes to mind is hypocrite,”

“The taking of private property for private use, in my estimation, is unconstitutional. Its un-American, and its not to be tolerated. This is not a partisan issue.”

“This cowboy capitalism must stop.”

“Youre trying to jump on the bandwagon at the last minute when you should have been there a long time ago.”

“I dont believe in giving private properties to someone else for private use to make money off of it.”

“[Liberals warned that it could make it easier to tear down poor neighborhoods.] We dont need you on this one, ... We need you to respect the right of those minorities and those poor people to hold on to what is their own.”

“Were not fair-weathered friends. We will be with you to the end.”

“There is reason to show up, if none other than to continue to tell you how unfair the process is.”

“There are a lot of naïve people, ... This is America. This should be illuminating about what we need in terms of dealing with poverty.”