Quotes by Women Politicians

We want to come out of the vicious circle of unhealthy politics.

But to deny fate is arrogance, to declare that we are the sole shapers of our existence is madness;if you deny fate life becomes the series of missed opportunities, a regret for what never was and could have been, a remorse of what was not done and could have been done, and the present is wasted, twisted into another missed oppurtunity.

The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice.

Suella Braverman

I am not interested in a third party. I do not believe it has any future.

Shirley Williams

Leo Ryan's life and his deeds are about a life that was so much more than Guyana. He was relentless in his search for answers, answers that were not readily available by just asking questions... We remember him today because his story is so much like those of most Americans; we want to believe the best and we sometimes hear the worst.

Being in charge of your work life doesn't mean you always move with assurance and sublime self-confidence; it means you keep moving, continuing on your own path, even when you feel shaky and uncertain.

Charlotte Beers

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

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

Geraldine Ferraro

It's the moms who always have to work a little harder, to make everything right.

But to my mind, it is not a politician's job to turn policeman. The most important thing about transparency of electoral financing is that one does not get the wrong sort of associations emerging. And they cannot emerge if one does not know the source of the money.

Paula Lehtomäki

In countries like ours, women enter politics in mourning clothes.

... reports about very innocent people being thrown into detention where they could be held for years without any representation or charges is distressing.

Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.

Catherine Helen Spence

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 like to laugh. I like to have a great time. But I also have the right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be and that something is wrong with me because I get angry.

It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I got to see firsthand the sacrifices that Israelis make in the name of security because of the dangerous state of affairs there. I will always be a strong supporter of Israel.

Gabrielle Giffords

We don't support bombing other people's kids, unlike the other woman in the race.

Women receive easily the most difficult assignments.

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.

Love is meant for husbands, but my love for Hitler is stronger, I would give my life for it.

Historically the opposition to abortion and birth control... stemmed from the urgency of the need to decrease the mortality and morbidity rates and to increase the population... in the matter of abortion the human rights of the mother with her family must take precedence over the survival of a few weeks' old foetus without sense or sensibility.

Edith Summerskill

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

I am expecting to come second, at least... I am not putting in all these hours and putting up with media trying to come second, I am not... I am trying to win this damn thing.

You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to ski even when things aren't working.

Those corporations that continue to invest in new fossil fuel exploration, new fossil fuel exploitation, are really in flagrant breach of their fiduciary duty because the science is abundantly clear that this is something we can no longer do.

Christiana Figueres