List of Patricia Ireland Quotes

The Way To Be A Man If You're A Little Boy Is To Be Willing To Throw Your Weight Around.

Is A Woman Raped Every Three Minutes Or Every Six Minutes? It Is Far Too Much, Whatever It Is.

We Have To Stop This Violence. We Have To Make The Political Nature Of The Violence Clear, That The Violence We Experience In Our Own Homes Is Not A Personal Family Matter, It's A Public And Political Problem. It's A Way That Women Are Kept In Line, Kept In Our Places.

Most Of Us See Justice O'connor As Something Of An Icon, Although We Do Not Agree With All Of Her Decisions.

When I Started Law School I Was Shocked To Learn That Our Legal System Traditionally Had The Man As The Head And Master Of The Family. As Late As The '70s And '80s When We Were Fighting For The Equal Rights Amendment, States Like Louisiana Still Had A Head And Master Law.

Violence May Be A Good Focus To Organize Around, But We Have To Look At Women's Lives In Our Entirety.

The Young Women's Christian Association Is Nourished By Its Roots In Christianity And, At The Same Time, Over The Years, It's Been Enriched By Beliefs And Values From All Kinds Of Places, Even, In Fact, Strengthened By Our Diversity.

Stewardesses Are Still Paid So Little That In Many Cases, New Hires Qualify For Food Stamps.

Here I Am.... You Get The Parts Of Me You Like And Also The Parts That Make You Uncomfortable. You Have To Understand That Other People's Comfort Is No Longer My Job. I Am No Longer A Flight Attendant.

In Any Grass-roots Campaign, Building An Ongoing Base Of Support Is As Important As Winning The Ultimate Goal.

I Just Have That Sense This Is The Reason We Got Sandra Day O'connor On The Court In The First Place Is Because Ronald Reagan Was Running For President.

Advice And Consent Does Not Mean Rubber Stamp In The Senate.