Darryl Glenn Quotes

In every school, community center, city hall, and state capitol, there are women who are making their voices heard and standing up for the people they serve - women who aren't just demanding change but finding ways to create it. They are making an impact, and along the way, they're inspiring others to do the same.

I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

To come and turn the TV on and see Black Lightning trying to make a change and being a leader and stepping up, I hope that it inspires people within their own communities to try to make a change and to walk in their own superhero.

She is absolutely inspiring. Malala is a vindication of our struggle.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

I represent the 'Wonder Woman' of the new world.

I used to do some philanthropic work, but with the political platform, I can contribute in a bigger way.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

I've never sought elected office since I was a senior class president in high school.

Since I was a little girl, I have witnessed the strength and courage that energized my mother, who left every sorrow and pain in the past, who would work unyieldingly to obtain her goals, who was the great warrior from whom I learned all the values that are today fundamental pillars of my every day.

Any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something.

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.

I was always complaining that there weren't enough good people going into public service, so I figured I had to get behind someone I found so compelling.

I guess, as an Emanuel, I have a voice that carries.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

I've always suggested if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for office.

Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.

I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

You pick out the big men! I’ll make them brave!”

For me politics is an extension of my role as a mother and a grandmother.

Boy Governor

I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.