Top 94 Quotes by Elizabeth Esty

There are things that matter more than your election. That may take difficult votes, may take career-ending votes for people, but if we aren't willing to do that, then we're not going to move forward.

We still have work to do in our efforts to advance equal rights for all Americans.

We need to stop refighting 40-year old battles on women's rights.

My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream.

If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.

We've become so accustomed to teaching to the tests that we've forgotten about a child's joy of discovery.

In my lifetime, I have seen how greater liberty, greater justice, and greater respect ultimately does prevail, but it prevails only when people are willing to fight for it and willing to lose for it.

Lead levels exceeding federal thresholds pose a serious public health threat, particularly for more vulnerable populations.

We need to stop trying to restrict access to lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and well-woman exams.

Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast.