Nancy Pelosi Quotes

I was pampered in the fact that I had five older brothers, which I highly recommend to anyone.

– Nancy Pelosi

The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.

– Nancy Pelosi

America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.

– Nancy Pelosi

I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6.

– Nancy Pelosi

I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that’s always a possibility, and if you’re professional, then you deal with it professionally.

– Nancy Pelosi

Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.

– Nancy Pelosi

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

– Nancy Pelosi

The name ‘Republican’ in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.

– Nancy Pelosi

Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.

– Nancy Pelosi

I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, ‘My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.’

– Nancy Pelosi

Don’t underestimate your opponent, but don’t overestimate them, either.

– Nancy Pelosi

My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to grandchildren. And so we were just expecting this to happen; of course, nothing was happening. And then we kept begging, bribing, cajoling, anything – threatening to adopt our own grandchildren – and finally, we got some grandchildren.

– Nancy Pelosi

The American dream is about freedom.

– Nancy Pelosi

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

– Nancy Pelosi

For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.

– Nancy Pelosi

I’ve never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.

– Nancy Pelosi

Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it’s a popular thing to do as well.

– Nancy Pelosi

I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.

– Nancy Pelosi

I have a few uniforms – depending on whether I’m going to a college campus or meeting a head of state. But clean and easy works best for me.

– Nancy Pelosi

I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.

– Nancy Pelosi

I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

– Nancy Pelosi

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

– Nancy Pelosi

The war on terror is the war in Afghanistan.

– Nancy Pelosi

Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It’s just plain wrong.

– Nancy Pelosi

When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: ‘I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I’d be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I’ll be happy to.’ And do you know what she said to me? ‘Mother, get a life!’

– Nancy Pelosi

The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It’s made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.

– Nancy Pelosi

They’re anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.

– Nancy Pelosi

Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.

– Nancy Pelosi

My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there’ll be more legislation to follow.

– Nancy Pelosi

I know about raising money.

– Nancy Pelosi

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