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.
BARBARA MIKULSKIPeople had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that’s a hallmark of a very good leader.
More Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq.
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When you’re up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it’s looking right at you; it’s a different viewpoint.
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I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.
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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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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’m shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.
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Look how Bill Cohen and George Mitchell worked together. It’s the stuff of legends. And now it’s the stuff of almost ancient history, regrettably, but the way those two really worked together.
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College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families
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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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I think Paul Sarbanes and his wife Christine socialized with them [George and Heather Mitchell] more than I did, but we all hung out, or we saw each other in groups.
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Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
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Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.
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Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he’s swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as ‘dancing with the stars.’ And we had this great rock ‘n’ roll fund raiser.
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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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