The gag rule is, is that if any program receiving United States funding for Family Planning cannot mention, cannot speak the word "abortion" in the Third World.

Just think - guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don't.

There's no question in my mind but that rights are never won unless people are willing to fight for them.

Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you.

[We need to push] for what we want, not just what we can get.

I have been studying women’s political behavior since the early 1970s and first identified the gender gap in 1980 with the help of legendary pollster Louis Harris.

As long as we can be just the sidelight, the side issue, issues that deal with human beings, both men and women and children that should be given more prominence are not.

I mean, how many men would have gone on to the floor of the House as Carolyn Maloney did and wear a burkha to show the fight of Afghan women.

I'm not a prejudice person, and I've worked with many male legislators and some have been excellent for us, so I'm not speaking against a class of people.

I've been here a long time working for women. These are long years and this is an unusual legislator.

Carolyn Maloney has been a consistent fighter for Afghan women but also for International Family Planning Bills.

Practice diligence, intelligence will follow you.

Oh, honey. You picked the wrong bear to poke.

Health is a human necessity

It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.

Pardon ever follows sincere repentence.

There is no more democratic government than a revolutionary government.

I do think the reality is, there is a general recognition of what I've accomplished.

You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.

Everything is "acceptable" in the sight of God, for how can God not accept that which is? To reject a thing is to deny that it exists.

The alliance with air Berlin is attractive for me. I can use the whole sales network of the air Berlin and 24 percent of my own airline at air Berlin sold.