"Recently, I was in Africa monitoring elections when……" — Barbara Lee
"Recently, I was in Africa monitoring elections when right on the street, this guy started beating a woman. I got out of my car, pulled her inside and drove her to the hospital. But after the doctors treated her, she was too afraid to press charges. I've seen this over and over in America, too."
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Barbara Lee
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18 Quotes by Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee has 18 quotes on this site.
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I agree with Pres. Barack Obama, Iraqis need a political solution. No war in Iraq!
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We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This…
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As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women…
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Let us not become the evil that we deplore.
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I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our…
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It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival…
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I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're…
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force'…
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I think that there's going to be a rush to judgment on civil liberties, and a clamping down, a suspension…
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Oh, it was a disaster, .. It went down like a lead balloon. I don't know why. I had thought…
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Secretary of State Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem-economic,…
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More Afraid Quotes
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
— Dido Armstrong
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
— Kevin Bacon
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
— Abigail Adams
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
— Amy Adams
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
— Lucille Ball
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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