Ayanna Pressley

I have been really furious about the constant charges being lobbed against me about identity politics that, by the way, are only lobbed against women and candidates of color.

Plans without price tags are simply pandering.

When I hear 'politics,' I hear 'relationships.'

I've just kept going, like millions of people do every day, because life does not allow them to do anything else.

Bad influences and distractions were around every corner. But I also learned that my neighborhood could be a nurturing, positive place to grow up.

From drug companies to health insurers to Wall Street banks, big corporations are spending millions to buy influence in Washington and drown out the voices of regular people.

There's something to be said for perseverance.

If you look at the Affordable Care Act, ultimately that was saved not solely by lawmakers but because of the courage of individuals and families who went to Washington, who organized, who mobilized and said 'We're not turning around.'

In Washington, we need to pass a clean DREAM Act.

I think culture is a very challenging thing to reverse.

In tech communities, we consider disruption the way to lead to innovation.

My life as an advocate for those most in need is inspired by my mother's example. She believed in the potential inherent in each of us, and that belief is the foundation of my work.