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"Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace."

"Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business."

"I came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something."

"I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it."

"Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace."

"We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing."

"Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the peace centers around the country in order to focus on increasing the volume and activity toward peace."
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"I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan."
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"You get to know them, they get to know you and see if they like you. Then they'll vote on you to become a prospect. You have to be sponsored by a Hells Angel."
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"You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans."

"I would never say somebody had to vote for anybody. That would be terrible. I haven't said that."
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