Eddie Bernice Johnson

We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

I'm not the only one who feels the sting of continually losing.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

We can't go all over the world killing people because we disagree with them.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

When you have this many losses, you don't have a following.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

I came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat.…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a…

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson