104 Cory Booker Quotes for You to Enjoy

Cory Booker

American Politician

Born: Apr 27, 1969

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Patriotism is love of country. But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don't always have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground, we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good. Cory Booker

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If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse. Cory Booker

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You've got to be one that, wherever you are, like a flower, you've got to blossom where you're planted. You cannot eliminate darkness. You cannot banish it by cursing darkness. The only way to get rid of darkness is light and to be the light yourself. Cory Booker

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Small acts of decency ripple in ways we could never imagine. Cory Booker

Ripple Decency Ways Small Could Never Acts Imagine

Stay faithful in things large and taking on the world, but stay faithful in those things small - because remember it's the small things, the size of a mustard seed, that ultimately moves mountains. Cory Booker

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Patriotism is a love of country. If you love your country, you should love your countrymen and women. It doesn't mean you always agree with them or even like them. It is understanding that we have interwoven destiny. Cory Booker

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If we want a great nation, we have to change it ourselves. Cory Booker

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Tolerance says I am just going to stomach your right to be different. That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off. But love - love knows that every American has worth and value, no matter what their background, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Cory Booker

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You can't have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. Cory Booker

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Newark faces real challenges. Cory Booker

Challenges Faces Real Newark

I'm hopeful that at the end of my life, someone like Frederick Douglass would look at my life and say, 'Well done: you've proven yourself to be worthy of the legacy we left you.' Cory Booker

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I thought that Donald Trump's ascendancy would end when he attacked John McCain, saying he's not a war hero. I found that shocking, for him to say that. Cory Booker

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Don't give in to cynicism. It is a toxic spiritual state. Cory Booker

Spiritual State Give Toxic Cynicism

My simple point is that I judge a person's faith by how they live their life, not by the tenets of their religion. I've watched the holiest of people walk past somebody in need or treat their staff mean. To me, the beauty of faith is only seen when people live it consistently or struggle to do so. Cory Booker

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