Being The First Woman Speaker

I Went To All-girls' Schools My Whole Life, So Every Model Of Leadership That I Saw Was A Young Girl Or A Woman, And So There Was Never Any Hesitation That Women Could Lead. I Know What I Believe.

Saddam Hussein Has Been Engaged In The Development Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction Technology Which Is A Threat To Countries In The Region And He Has Made A Mockery Of The Weapons Inspection Process.

I Was Raised In An Italian Catholic Family In Baltimore, Maryland. Our Faith Is Very Important To Us, Our Patriotism, Love Of Faith, Love Of Family, Love Of Country. I Took Pride In Our Italian American Heritage And To Be The First Woman Speaker Of The House And The First Italian American Speaker Of The House, It's Quite Thrilling For Me.

Who's Taking Care Of The Children Is An Important Question For All Of Us.

Take Inventory Of What You Have To Offer. Place A Value On It. Respect It - Because If You Don't Respect What You Have To Offer It's Hard For Other People To.