The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper. Geraldine Ferraro More Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro More Quotes From Geraldine Ferraro If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up? Geraldine Ferraro women giving-up believe By choosing a woman to run for your nation's second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement. Geraldine Ferraro powerful running doors Some leaders are born women. Geraldine Ferraro political leader leadership the Republicans love to say that the Democratic Party is ruled by 'special interests.' But when pressed to name these 'special interests,' the usual reply is women, blacks, teachers, and unions. Those are 'special interests' to be proud of - because together they comprise the majority of Americans. What about the 'special interests' that dominate the Republican Party - the oil companies, the banks, the gun lobby, and the apostles of religious intolerance? Geraldine Ferraro party religious teacher We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around. Geraldine Ferraro empowering women feminist I'm a competitive person, but I have never understood people's competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues. Geraldine Ferraro colleagues helping-others people Every time a woman runs, women win. Geraldine Ferraro winning running If you take advantage of everything that America has to offer, there's nothing you can't accomplish. Geraldine Ferraro usa-patriotism 4th-of-july america A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves. Geraldine Ferraro party wise men Babies aren't born knowing differences in color, gender, religions. They're taught those things. They're taught them at home. They're taught in the schools. They're taught in the churches. They're taught in the mosques, in the synagogues. Geraldine Ferraro home baby school I think Obama was terribly sexist. Geraldine Ferraro sexist thinking I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee. Geraldine Ferraro presidential vices firsts It's okay in this country to be sexist. It's certainly not okay to be racist. Geraldine Ferraro sexist racist country If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. Geraldine Ferraro white-man position men Let no one doubt, we will defend America's security and the cause of freedom around the world. But we want a president who tells us what America is fighting for, not just what we are fighting against. We want a president who will defend human rights - not just where it is convenient - but wherever freedom is at risk - from Chile to Afghanistan, from Poland to South Africa Geraldine Ferraro fighting rights america I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name. Geraldine Ferraro doctors names giving If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept. Geraldine Ferraro white-man men country I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. Geraldine Ferraro land dream america politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower. Geraldine Ferraro getting-high tactics games You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace. Geraldine Ferraro women war peace
