Author Profile
Karine Jean-Pierre
1974 • American Public • Servant
60
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Collected Meditations
Showing 60 quotesMy parents taught me by example what it means to be American: to hope and to dream, and to work hard for those hopes and dreams.— Karine Jean-Pierre
The day of Trump's inauguration, he talked about 'American carnage.' I was providing political analysis for PBS NewsHour, so I had to watch it live. I felt hopeless. But then the Women's March happened.— Karine Jean-Pierre
In 2018, I witnessed Americans all over the country vote in the most diverse Congress in history, repudiating the Trump administration's regime of white supremacy.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Trump wants people like me and my family to be scared. He leads out of fear, because that's what he is: fearful, of who we are and what we are capable of when we use hope and love to guide us.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Representation does matter. You hear us say this often in this administration, and no one understands this better than President Biden.— Karine Jean-Pierre
I once had a job where I was essentially a fundraiser assistant. It was a volunteer thing I was doing, and I didn't like it.— Karine Jean-Pierre
I was a phone canvasser, and I was terrible at it. It's really hard to ask for money, especially over the phone.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Nixon's impeachment-forced resignation gutted trust of the Republican party for years.— Karine Jean-Pierre
The 2018 elections gave Democrats a landslide victory in the House and showed that voters are eager if not desperate to hold Trump accountable.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Democratic lawmakers increasingly rely on people of color to show up at the polls to remain in office, but following an unfortunately familiar pattern, then ignore the views of the very people responsible for voting them into office.— Karine Jean-Pierre
When you ask who I am, my parents are from Haiti. So we have an amazing history of the first Black republic... that is something that I hold very dear, very close to me.— Karine Jean-Pierre
We were wrong when we defined 'civility' as saying the wrong things the right way.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Whether it's a job or life choice, make sure you're figuring out what makes you motivated, not what motivates everyone else.— Karine Jean-Pierre
I spent my whole childhood, my college years, thinking that I was going to be a doctor.— Karine Jean-Pierre
I've always known I've had to work harder, be smarter and have a longer resume than the men I'm working with to be valued for what I bring to my table.— Karine Jean-Pierre
Being the oldest of three siblings, I had to take care of my siblings while my parents were working six, seven days a week.— Karine Jean-Pierre