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Women's Voices: Quotations by Women
Quote collection assembled by Jone Johnson Lewis
Quotation: Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.
Quotation: I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.
Quotation: Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.
Quotation: I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression, and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew. Leaders who told us when things were tough, and that we would have to sacrifice, and these difficulties might last awhile. They didn't tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose. [1988 keynote address, Democratic National Convention]
Quotation: I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.
Quotation: The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.
Quotation: Women elected Bill Clinton this time. He acknowledges it, the country acknowledges it, and the columnists acknowledge it, and when you have that kind of political clout, you can effect change and do it well. And I'm real proud to have been a part of that.
Quotation: I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.
Quotation: I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.
Quotation: They blame the low income women for ruining the country because they are staying home with their children and not going out to work. They blame the middle income women for ruining the country because they go out to work and do not stay home to take care of their children.
Quotation: I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.
Quotation: There is a lot more to life than just struggling to make money.
Quotation: I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.
Quotation: I hope all the WASP present and past will fly high on wings of our pride in their service ... you have my profound gratitude for the legacy you have given to us and the legacy you pass on to young women today. [about the Women Airforce Service Pilots]
Quotation: Poor George, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth. [1988 keynote address, Democratic National Convention]
Quotation: I am delighted to be here with you this evening because after listening to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like.  [1988 keynote address, Democratic National Convention]
Quotation: "You paid the price to some degree. You lost the governorship of Texas because this country still is a little bit schizoid, isn’t it, about the role of women in American politics?" [1996 question of newsman Tom Brokaw to Ann Richards]
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