“We must see others' struggles as our own, and their success as our suc...” — Ilhan Omar Quote

“We must see others' struggles as our own, and their success as our success, so we can speak to our common humanity.”

“I'm not easily scared; from the age of 8, I learned what it means to have everything you know taken away and what it means to persevere. I approach politics the same way.”

“My kids are the reason I continue to strive for something better. They know - as kids who are Muslim, Somali, black Americans - that they've always been part of a struggle and that change isn't easy.”

“If we are not actively fighting against regressive ideologies, we are contributing to making them grow.”

“The one percent must pay their fair share.”

“I grew up under a dictatorship. I knew what it meant for people to not have the ability to freely express themselves.”

“It is quite common to meet people that live a few kilometers away from Mexico and that have never been there. We need to revive on many levels an illustrious desire to get to know the world, to learn another language, to understand and create empathy with people that live a few kilometers away from us. It's never late to do this.”

“A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.”

“I believe in cooperating for the common good.”

“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”

“If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.”