“The idea that we're going to austerity ourselves into prosperity is so...” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quote

The idea that we're going to austerity ourselves into prosperity is so mistaken, and honestly, I feel like one of the big problems we have is that, because Democrats don't have a deep understanding of or degrees in economics, they allow Wall Street folks to roll in the door and think that they're giving them an education.

It's not just that I'm a woman of color running for office. It's the way that I ran. It's the way that my identity formed my methods.

What the Bronx and Queens needs is Medicare for all, tuition-free public college, a federal jobs guarantee, and criminal-justice reform.

I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education - that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.

Black people have been marginalized and kept away from the economics of this country. I think people are starting to understand that and are trying to figure out how we can change that and allow everybody to join in this game of capitalism.

We allow the top developers whose games are being played millions of times to translate that into U.S. dollars.

You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task.

I knew that if they didn't allow me to play anymore, I would leave Cuba immediately. I mean, what was I supposed to do? Baseball is the only thing I know.