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"Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions."
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"There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either."
"It is only in our decisions that we are important."
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"One thing that most comic artists avoid is showing decisions. They show action, sure, and they show results, but they don't show (because it's difficult to show) the hero or the villain making a choice."
"It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good."
"See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented."
"In difficult moments it's sometimes a good idea to ask yourself what it is you most want to be doing and consider how it can be achieved. If it can't, move on to the second best thing."
"The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years."
"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."
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"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."
"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."
"Bush's choice of Dick Cheney as his running mate is clear confirmation of the policies he would promote and the nominations he would make to an already closely divided U.S. Supreme Court."
"I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs."
"In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal."
"The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it."
"We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong."
"They plan to ride into the White House on the Sweet Talk Express. Well, think again. Bush and Cheney are not compassionate conservatives. They are ruthless reactionaries."
"I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture."
"I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism."
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