black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.

Bella Abzug

There are those who say I’m impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I’m any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am — and this ought to be made very clear — I am a very serious woman.
BELLA ABZUG

Decide Impatient Profane Things Thoe Uppity
They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society as every other individual.
BELLA ABZUG

Individuality Promise Suffering
We need laws that protect everyone – men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion…ah, persuasion.
BELLA ABZUG

Gay Law Men
I prefer the word ‘homemaker’ because ‘housewife’ always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.
BELLA ABZUG

Funny Wife Women
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.
BELLA ABZUG

Men Mother Names
When I was a young lawyer, working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
BELLA ABZUG

Hats Lawyer Way
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
BELLA ABZUG

Inspirational Motivational Women
Women will not simply be mainstreamed into the polluted stream. Women are changing the stream, making it clean and green and safe for all – every gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, age, and ability.
BELLA ABZUG

Age Race Women
If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century – and the economy – around.
BELLA ABZUG

Country Government Reality
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.
BELLA ABZUG

Jobs Memorable Women
I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business.
BELLA ABZUG

Business Country Real
All the men on my staff can type.
BELLA ABZUG

Men Staff Type
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.
BELLA ABZUG

Coffee Identity Meeting Someone
The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened.
BELLA ABZUG

Littles Made Men
Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
BELLA ABZUG

Changing Nature Power Women
This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.
BELLA ABZUG

House Representatives

Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Ford as his revenge.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bella Abzug Quotes