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Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we’re half the human race.

Bella Abzug

In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged to meet and work with, buoyed by their hope for peace, justice, and democracy.
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Justice Pain Passion
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
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Inspirational Motivational Women
I am not elevating women to sainthood, nor am I suggesting that all women share the same views, or that all women are good and all men bad.
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Men Sainthood Views
Abortion doesn’t belong in the political arena. It’s a private right, like many other rights concerning the family.
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Abortion Political Rights
I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee.
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Coffee Identity Meeting Someone
We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.
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Done Feminism World
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.
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Jobs Memorable Women
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
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Littles Made Men
In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President never answers directly to Congress.
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Answer Government President
All the men on my staff can type.
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Men Staff Type
I’ve been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy.
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Men Mother Names
the women’s movement, not only here in the U.S., but worldwide, is bigger and stronger than ever before and in places where it has never been. It has arms. It has legs. And most importantly, it has heads.
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Legs Movement Stronger
Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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Equality Heartless Strong Women
This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
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House Representatives
Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.
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Impeached Revenge Vehicle
If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century – and the economy – around.
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Country Government Reality

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