Maxine Waters Quotes

I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion.

Guess what this liberal would be all about? This liberal will be about socializing...uh, um...Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.

We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines.

Riot is the voice of the unheard.

You cannot be successful and continue to be a victim.

I don't see white police officers slamming the heads of little white boys into police cars.

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.

I am not afraid of anybody. This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.

Others say that that's not good for the country [to resist Donald's Trump ] and that they should work with this new administration on policies.

Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.

If [Donald Trump] wants to do good things, let's see it. Let him do it. I can't stop him from doing good things.

Some are arguing that the Democrats should resist at every turn [to Donald's Trump administration], and some Democrats are saying that's the strategy that Democrats should now employ.

I just think the American people had better understand what's going on. This is a bunch of scumbags. That's what [Russians] are!

If Hillary Clinton had won the White House, I believe that given what Comey did to her, and what he tried to do, she should have fired him.

I don't think it works to just be mad at them - Maxine Waters out ranting and kicking down the doors. It would be so easy to dismiss you and marginalize you.

I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.

My take is this. The Republicans control the Senate. They have the majority of the House, and they have the White House. They can do whatever they want to do, really.

I think that people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do.

I do not necessarily support the president's decision.

Don't forget during the primary debates when Trump pointed at Carly Fiorina and said, "Look at that face, who would vote for her?" That tells you everything about him and what he cares about women.

I can't stop [Donald Trump] from doing what he wants to do.

We know who you are [ Donald Trump] and what you said you will do. And we don't want the public policy that you are proposing.

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.

[Carly Fiorina] can argue it all she wants, but I don't believe that.

I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win.

I don't have to give [Donald Trump] a chance.

[Maxine Waters] was kind enough to join us here at our studios in Washington, D.C., in advance of women's march in Washington in which she will be participating.

[Rex Tillerson] is gonna continue to work on [sanctions lifting]. This is important for him. He was there [in White House] because he negotiated the deal for Exxon with [Vladimir] Putin.

There's a debate among Democrats about how they should approach this new [Donald's Trump] administration.

I have a resolution that I introduced in February. I think there's enough there that we know about the Kremlin and about Putin to be concerned about whether or not there was collusion.

[Rex] Tillerson is there to get these sanctions [against Russia] lifted. I believe it. Just watch him!

I was very impressed with that that women have come here to say that we're going to fight you, Donald Trump.

I really do believe that much of what coming out of Donald Trump's mouth was a play from Vladimir Putin's playbook.

I'm not against anybody having gone [to Donald Trump's inauguration], but, for me, it was not the right place to be.

So let's see what they [Republicans] are going to do. If they're going to put together great programs, and everybody understands that they're good.