Quotes from Nancy Pelosi

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

I had a friend who was getting married. I said, 'You're getting married - I didn't know about all this!' She said, 'I need health benefits.'

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

Time is our most finite commodity, therefore our most valuable, and I respect other peoples' time.

The only time I'm the only woman in the room is when I go to the leadership meeting.

With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class.

Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House. He loved our country. He was a gentleman. I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away.

Americans deserve a better tomorrow, today.

The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.

As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.

What the Republicans have said is rather than touch one hair on the heads of the wealthiest people in our country, people who make over $1 million a year, they're saying, 'Seniors should pay $6,000 more dollars a year. But please don't let us ask the wealthiest to do their fair share.'

Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.

Lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. We have to listen to the people and come together as we prioritize our agenda and go forward.

I have said it before and I will say it again: Impeachment is off the table.

I love chocolate. I love chocolate ice cream. I love chocolate candy. The darker the better.

Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.

If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.

If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.

I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6.

Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented.

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'

If somebody's hacking you, you don't want them to know that you know. You want to find out what they're doing, how they're doing it, and then you'll let them know you know.

Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either.