Quotes by Women Politicians

Margaret Thatcher

Catherine the Great

Eleanor Roosevelt

Hillary Clinton

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Angela Merkel

Indira Gandhi

The political Liberty of a Citizen is the Peace of Mind arising from the Consciousness, that every Individual enjoys his peculiar Safety; and in order that the People might attain this Liberty, the Laws ought to be so framed, that no one Citizen should stand in Fear of another; but that all of them should stand in Fear of the same Laws....

Catherine the Great

While bringing about reforms and improving institutions, we have to be cautious that while shaking the tree to remove the bad fruit, we do not bring down the tree itself.

Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought of half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

Charlotte Whitton

Science is a tool by which men will build their future. The future will depend on man's use of his tool.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both.

Jeanette Rankin

No Western nation has to build a wall round itself to keep its people in.

Margaret Thatcher

Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.

Frances Perkins

Boys' connections—to other people and to their selves—can enable them to think and act of their own volition and to resist overly restrictive norms and expectation when they are faced with pressures to conform.

My mother is a great hunter — she usually shoots our Thanksgiving turkey.

Kirsten Gillibrand

Aggression is the first step on the slippery slope to selfishness and chaos.

I don't involve myself in politics, my daily life is devoted to charity and social work. Apart from that I help my loved ones to live better, that's true. I never wanted to harm anyone. I deplore the fact that people have forgotten that for 23 years their lives improved greatly … and Tunisia became a modern country. I hope that my compatriots will render me justice by remembering the journey we undertook together. I hope that in the twilight of my life I will retain my honour.

I do not believe that in Egypt we can prohibit it [polygamy] by law.... Polygamy cannot be prevented by force, but through education.

Suzanne Mubarak

I can conceive of nothing worse than a man-governed world -- except a woman-governed world.

The President-elect has outlined a clear vision to transform our country's infrastructure, accelerate economic growth and productivity, and create good paying jobs across the country. I am honored to be nominated by the President-elect to serve my beloved country as Transportation Secretary.

We're not trying to take back our country. We are our country.

Christine O'Donnell

You knew what you were doing. You knew that shock and indecency creates a buzz that moves market share and lines your pockets.

Are we headed to fascism? Yes. I don't think there's a question... If you actually take the time to study, and to look at the steps, and to see how government transforms under authoritarian regimes, and look at the political decisions and patterns of this president [Trump], the answer is yes.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

After us the deluge.

Madame de Pompadour

Hey, I can cook." "How do you know? You haven't eaten anything since before the Norman Conquest." "I've never had any complaints." "Given the infants you date, I'm not surprised. You could serve them sawdust and they'd eat it with a smile, dazzled by the swing of your broadsword." "What do you know about the swing of my broadsword?" "More than I care to. Women talk." Which shut him up, as he started wondering who'd said what.

We need to simplify our tax code. We need to make sure that it's not too cumbersome for people to be able to comply with. And that they don't end up spending more money trying to file their taxes than they do actually paying in.

I think women have demonstrated in leadership positions that they're capable of handling very difficult situations.

RoseMarie Panio

Miracles happen. They have happened to me and they are happening to you. You need only look to the people in your lives in order to see them.

Beware of averages. The average person has one breast and one testicle.

We live in a normal apartment, just like every other citizen. We have ensured an apartment for every citizen through corresponding laws.

Elena Ceaușescu

Boris Johnson has real contempt for Londoners. He hates that we celebrate each other's heritage; he hates that we try to pass on a healthy environment to our children; he hates that we look after our most vulnerable neighbours; and most of all he hates that we all expect to share in our city's financial success.