Eleanor Smeal Quotes
We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise.
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I'm very self-critical.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I've always dreamed of having a large family.
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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time.
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The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
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I was about to walk on stage at the Kansas Speedway - I was playing a NASCAR race - and I said to Scooter Carusoe, who was standing side stage, 'I want to write a song called 'Wanna Be That Song.' Then I put my earphones back in and walked right out on stage.
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Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other.
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Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
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We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise.
