Published 16:44 IST, August 12th 2020

10 inspirational quotes from Joe Biden's Vice-Presidential pick Kamala Harris

Joe Biden Vice-Presidential pick Kamala Harris is an opinionated woman of colour of Indian and Jamaican origin. Here are some inspirational things said by her.

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US Senator Kamala Harris has been picked by US Presidential candidate Joe Biden to be his Vice-Presidential running mate against current US President Donald Trump. Kamala Harris is a woman of colour and first Asian-American of Indian descent to run for Vice President of America. She is opinionated and has always inspired people with her words. 

Inspirational Quotes by Kamala Harris

  • “re was a little girl in California who was part of second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day. And that little girl was me.” - Democratic Presidential debate
  • "I was raised to be an independent woman, t victim of anything."

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  • "My mor had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be first to do many things, but make sure you're t last."
  • "Let's be clear. This is a nation founded by immigrants. Unless, you kw, your history is of-your ancestors being kidnapped and brought over on a slave ship, unless you are Native American, your people are immigrants." 

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  • "Getting smart on crime does t mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes. Being smart on crime means using time and resources we w spend on offenders more productively to reduce ir odds of re-offending." 
  • "A patriot is t someone who condones conduct of our country whatever it does. It is someone who fights every day for ideals of country, whatever it takes.”

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  • "Generally speaking, public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk."
  • "We don't want to promote any system that treats fact that an individual is LGBT as a personality disorder. And anything that perpetuates that perception is harmful - t only to that member of community but entire community."

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  • "Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a v10 inspirational quotes from Joe Biden's Vice-Presidential pick Kamala Harrisery long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It's a marathon."
  • "I'm a career prosecutor. I have been trained, and my experience over decades is to make decisions after a review of evidence and facts. And t to jump up with grand gestures before I've done that. Some might interpret that as being cautious. I would tell you that's just responsible."

Read: Biden Has Surrendered To Radical Mob By Naming Kamala Harris As Running Mate: Trump Campaign
 

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16:44 IST, August 12th 2020