I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

Quote by Carol Moseley Braun

Topics: Carol Moseley Braun Quotes

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular,...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I want to rebuild America.

I want to rebuild America.

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...