The 16+ Eddie Bernice Johnson Quotes

Well, I Happen To Believe All Business Is Female Business.

During The Election, I Had Three Male Opponents And We Went Into A Runoff. The Front Runner For The Men Was A Native Of Dallas Who Had Run At Large Before, But I Had A Higher Profile Than Him From My Community Service.

I Try Hard To Convince Them It's Important - But There's A History Of Discomfort With Minorities Voting In Some Parts Of This Country, So Most Especially The Older People Have To Get Accustomed To It.

Generally Speaking, Historically In This Country, The Care Of A Child Has Been Thought Of As Female Business.

There Are Still Traces Of Discrimination Against Race And Gender, But It's A Lot Different Than When I Started Out. It Just Comes Quietly, Slowly, Sometimes So Quietly That You Don't Realize It Until You Start Looking Back.

I Said We Needed To Organize Women Around The World To Push Peace.

I Came Up In A Family Oriented Towards The Sick, So I Always Felt An Obligation For Doing Something.

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. I Thought That This Had Just Gone Too Far.

We're Going To Have To Look Very Seriously At What We're Doing Right Or Wrong Because We Just Keep Losing.

Our Second Phase Was To Develop A School Curriculum That Teaches Tolerance, Respect For Differences, Conflict Resolution, Anger Management, And Other Attributes Of Peace.

As Lawmakers, We Must Assure The People Of America That Our Nation Will Not Experience The Nightmare Of The 2000 Presidential Election.

It Takes Ground Activity To Stimulate That Black Vote.