“I started my campaign out of a Trader Joe's bag with a bunch of printe...” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quote

I started my campaign out of a Trader Joe's bag with a bunch of printed palm cards and an idea.

I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.

I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.

I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works.

We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, 'What are we fighting against?'

I study artists like Beyonce and Michael Jackson. I just dive deep into my creative bag and so and it changed more because I'm more into it.

The brain is not a bag of traits. It's startlingly complex. There are few or no single genes with a consistent effect on the mind.

I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever.

Honestly, there always has to be a jar of Marmite in the cupboard. And a bag of Fruit Gums. That's living with a British man for me.