Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?”

“We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.”

“Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.”

“There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.”

“The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.”

“Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.”

“Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups.”

“To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.”

“The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.”

“If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.”