I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.
BARBARA MIKULSKII think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.
More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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I think George Mitchell believed in promoting women.
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When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors’ retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.
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I’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
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George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.
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People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that’s a hallmark of a very good leader.
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When it comes to standing up for veterans, we cannot be the Republicans and Democrats, we have to be the red, white, and blue party.
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I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he’s just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.
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One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity, and raise then my own money to carry me forth. And that’s how I got to be the first Democratic woman in the United States Senate’s history.
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Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.
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In American Society today, we need to have volunteerism. I truly believe that it is the glue that will hold us together and it will be the energy that will take us into the 21st century.
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Nothing really happened – I was elected in ’86 – until 1992, and that’s when the Anita Hill debacle happened.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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We must be careful that the people who make $5,000 a year are not pitted against those that make $25,000 a year by those who make $900,000.
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I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I’ll be voting for a woman for president.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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