Faye Wattleton Quotes

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• My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world. Advancing
• Until the day arrives when all women decide that our rights are not negotiable, our future choices will not be secure. All
• Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. Chronic
• My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse… Big
• Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't… Aspect
• I think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don't know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing is… Abortion
• As we celebrate the 100th birthday of Margaret Sanger, our outrageous and our courageous leader, we will probably find a number of areas in which… Areas
• One of the sad commentaries on the way women are viewed in our society is that we have to fit one category. I have never… Categories
• Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight. Best
• Social change rarely comes about through the efforts of the disenfranchised. The middle class creates social revolutions. Change
• We've consistently seen, since the late 1990s, that more than half of women believe that abortion should be severely restricted or abolished altogether. Abolished
• The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. Business
• In 1985, I saw a tape of myself where my eyes were puffy. I looked very tired and bedraggled and not as youthful as I… Bedraggled
• The recognition of rights for women and minorities became a large part of my understanding of what this country is all about. All
• A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough. Demanding
• Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white… African
• We have a very long way to go to really penetrate the power structure. Until that happens, you will not see stability among the workforce,… Among
• The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities. Been
• Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played… Action
• I have never believed in the impossible. Believed

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