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People don't realize they have the power. People don't realize that if they come together, there are more of them than those who occupy the seat that I'm in right now.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Come More Now Occupy People Power Realize Right Seat Than Them Those Together Who

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While the American people have had a big heart, President Trump has had a big mouth, and he has used it to insult the people of Puerto Rico.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: American American People Big Big Heart Big Mouth Had He Heart Insult Mouth People President President Trump Puerto Puerto Rico Rico Trump Used While

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You don't fight injustice by asking to become part of the system that committed the injustice against you in the first place. That's like a freed slave striving to become a slave owner.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Against Asking Become Committed Fight First First Place Freed Injustice Like Owner Part Place Slave Striving System You

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My job is to make life better for people, and you cannot make life better if you are in a helicopter. You can't make life better for them if you can't touch them.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Better Cannot Helicopter Job Life Make People Them Touch You

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I don't have the freaking energy to write a memo. I'm out there saving lives.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Energy Lives Memo Out Saving Write

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When you're drinking from a creek, it's not a good news story. When you don't have food for a baby, it's not a good news story.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Baby Creek Drinking Food Good Good News News Story You

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Sometimes you have to shake the tree in order to make things happen. And if that has a political cost, I will take it, as long as it saves lives.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Cost Happen Lives Long Make Order Political Saves Shake Sometimes Take Things Things Happen Tree Will You

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If President Trump were to say, 'I'm going to go to San Juan to see that nasty mayor,' I would receive him with open arms because democracy is larger than me.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Arms Because Democracy Go Going Him Juan Larger Mayor Me Nasty Open Open Arms President President Trump Receive San Say See Than Trump Were Would

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I often say to my friends that I felt too Puerto Rican to live in the States; then I felt too American to live in Puerto Rico. So when I settled back in Puerto Rico in 1992, I had to come to terms with all of that.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: American Back Come Felt Friends Had Live Often Puerto Puerto Rican Puerto Rico Rican Rico Say Settled States Terms Then Too

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Politics is a rough game, and sometimes as females we are taught that you have to play nice. Sometimes you can't play nice.

~Carmen Yulin Cruz

Topics: Females Game Nice Play Politics Rough Sometimes Taught You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 25th, 1963

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