Gail Collins Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to sign the cards. You know, you had these cases in the '70s of women who were mayors who couldn't get credit unless their husbands signed for them.”

“There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think there's any question that New York City's very tough laws have reduced violence.”

“You reduce illegal immigration by making it harder to get jobs here, or easier to get jobs south of the border. This idea that we can't pass an immigration law until we hit some imaginary security target is just a way to derail reform.”

“I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.”

“This is the moment when I should also admit that when the Internet first arrived I kept telling people it was a fad.”

“My all-time favorite program in my entire life was 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'”

“Whenever you bring up women's internal workings, guys want to change the subject. Unless, of course, they're trying to change the laws.”

“During the Obama years, the Republicans have done an unprecedented amount of stonewalling on cabinet-and-below appointees. I would also argue that their war on judicial nominees has been way beyond what went before. Really, if the president nominated God to serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals, Mitch McConnell would threaten a filibuster.”

“In college, the guys aren't worrying about whether they'll be able to pursue their career dreams and still have kids.”

“The work-family divide is the biggest issue for American women. But in some ways it's amazing how adjusted society has become to it. In the 1970s, as women began to take more jobs, society was reeling.”