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"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."
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"I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way."

"You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time."
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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."

"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."

"Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win."

"The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many."

"We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong."

"Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety."

"I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy."

"In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal."
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