Tammy Duckworth Quotes
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I'd do anything to help veterans.
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I don't ever want to be sad about my life.
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Each and every time I went in for IVF treatments, I knew there was a bipartisan group of Congresswomen praying for me, and I was honored that the same group was there at my baby shower.
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Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well.
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The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would.
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I remember my mother taking me as a very little kid to the roof of our home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to look at the bombs exploding in the distance. She didn't want us to be scared by the booms and the strange flashes of light. It was her way of helping us to understand what was happening.
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As I recovered at Walter Reed, I worried about the soldiers who pulled me out of my helicopter that Friday afternoon. Would they make it back okay? And what about all the other soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who were also putting their lives on the line every day?
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Like so many women, especially military women, I waited to have children.
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It's really hard to use a laptop when you only have half a lap.
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My first direct encounter with the military was when I joined ROTC as a graduate student, although my father, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, can trace the military service in our family all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
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If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army.
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We must recognize and keep in the public consciousness the significant contributions and sacrifices Americans of every community have made that have helped forge the greatest country our world has ever known.
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My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community.
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As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.
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I always wanted to be an ambassador.
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We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change.
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Running for Senate is a very involved process.
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The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them.
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I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard. Because I don't know why I was saved. I don't know.
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As a nation, we need to do everything we can to make sure those who have served have the tools they need to succeed in civilian life.
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I had 12 years in the Army before I ever faced combat.
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Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college.
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I consider myself lucky to have been born into a family that valued service to both one's country and one's community.