Patricia Ireland quotes

Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. (Patricia Ireland)
I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. View quote
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And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family. View quote
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I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. View quote
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The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it. View quote
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Women are called upon to defend every bit of progress we have made against particularly virulent attack. But we must also hold out a vision, put forth a positive agenda of what women need and want and then move forward toward that dream. View quote
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Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win. View quote
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When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line? View quote
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I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. View quote
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Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds. View quote
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The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many. (Patricia Ireland)
Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. View quote
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs. View quote
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I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism. View quote
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More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any opportunity for a human being to take a look. That is just not right. View quote
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In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal. View quote
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Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate. View quote
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There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money. View quote
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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism. View quote
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success. View quote
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I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President. (Patricia Ireland)
I know that Bush, for political reasons, is going to nominate a minority, a Hispanic man or someone where it will be harder for people on the progressive side to oppose and split some of the traditionally progressive or democratic constituents. View quote
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Bush's choice of Dick Cheney as his running mate is clear confirmation of the policies he would promote and the nominations he would make to an already closely divided U.S. Supreme Court. View quote
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We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong. View quote
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We always knew when we took on the issue of violence against women that somehow our opposition would come after us. View quote
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Patricia Ireland

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Occupation: American Activist
Born: October 19, 1945
Quotes count: 35