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I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.

Barbara Boxer

I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
BARBARA BOXER

Acting News Thinking
There’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
BARBARA BOXER

Attitude Differences Taken
I would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
BARBARA BOXER

March Security Social Washington
We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
BARBARA BOXER

Country Progress Treasure
Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement
BARBARA BOXER

Commitment Country Destruction War
The day you realize you’re a grownup is the day you realize that you have to do something. When we’re kids, we don’t have to do anything. Then all of a sudden you realize, if I want this to be better, I’ve got to do something.
BARBARA BOXER

Kids Realizing Want
When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
BARBARA BOXER

May People Political
It’s good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.
BARBARA BOXER

Born Brooklyn Care
There has to a certain responsibility, whether it’s TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.
BARBARA BOXER

Facts News Responsibility TV
So when you go up against the Far Right you go up against the big financial special interests like the Halliburtons of the world, the big oil companies, the big energy companies who work so hard to rip us off.
BARBARA BOXER

Interest Oil Rip Special
In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman’s right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision.
BARBARA BOXER

Brother Pregnancy Simple
To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
BARBARA BOXER

Believe Military Respect
Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
BARBARA BOXER

Abortion Issues Support
The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
BARBARA BOXER

Action Fact Louder Matter Speak Words
When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
BARBARA BOXER

Gratitude Hands Sacrifice
I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.
BARBARA BOXER

Enamored Periods Presses

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