10 Powerful Kamala Harris Quotes That Will Make You Feel Strong Today

Kamala Harris with the personality of an influential woman everyone dreams to be and the tone of a tough female leader never fails to amaze us. The running mate of Joe Biden is the first Asian-American and African-American, to have achieved this feat. If she wins then she will be the first woman of colour to be nominated for a national office in the US.

Here are some powerful quotes by Kamala Harris.

On women voicing their opinions

What I want young women and girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters. You're going to walk into many rooms in your life and career where you may be the only one who looks like you or who has had the experiences you've had. But you remember that when you are in those rooms, you are not alone. We are all in that room with you applauding you on. Cheering your voice. And just so proud of you. So you use that voice and be strong.

On racial injustices

But now, because of the smartphone, America and the world are seeing in vivid detail the brutality that communities have known for generations. You can’t deny. You can’t look away. It’s there. I do believe people are seeing the injustice of it all and are prepared to take action in a way that we’ve not seen before. And that gives me hope.

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Fight against injustice

I've fought for children, and survivors of sexual assault. I've fought against transnational gangs. I took on the biggest banks, and helped take down one of the biggest for-profit colleges. I know a predator when I see one.

On abortion rights

We cannot tolerate a perspective that is about going backward and not understanding women have agency. Women have value. Women have authority to make decisions about their own lives and their own bodies.

On systemic racism and protests

Let’s speak the truth: People are protesting because Black people have been treated as less than human in America. Because our country has never fully addressed the systemic racism that has plagued our country since its earliest days. It is the duty of every American to fix. No longer can some wait on the sidelines, hoping for incremental change. In times like this, silence is complicity.

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On uplifting and empowering women

Here’s the truth people need to understand: To tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century, we must empower women and families. If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.

On following your dreams and ambitions

There will be people who say to you, 'You are out of your lane.' They are burdened by only having the capacity to see what has always been instead of what can be. But don't you let that burden you.

On her mother's life lessons

My mother would tell us ‘Don’t sit around and complain about things; do something.’ So I did something. I devoted my life to making real the words carved in the United States Supreme Court: Equal justice under law.

On being a leader

Anyone who claims to be a leader must speak like a leader. That means speaking with integrity and truth.

On breaking barriers and stepping out of your comfort zone

My mother would look at me and she’d say, 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last.' That’s why breaking those barriers is worth it. As much as anything else, it is also to create that path for those who will come after us.

Shikha Chandra is an intern with SheThePeople.TV