All Faye Wattleton Quotes
- 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
- I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment. Environment