I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way. Geraldine Ferraro More Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro More Quotes From Geraldine Ferraro The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents. Geraldine Ferraro hard-workblessingcountry Well of course Bush got Kentucky, because it's a Republican city. Geraldine Ferraro kentuckyrepublicancities We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them. Geraldine Ferraro differencesgovernmentreligious And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through. Geraldine Ferraro grandmothercuttingmilitary The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive. Geraldine Ferraro feistysense-of-humortough Personal religious convictions have no place in political campaigns or in dictating public policy. Geraldine Ferraro atheismpoliticalreligious I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research. Geraldine Ferraro cuttingresearchopportunity You don't go through a bloodbath like this and then walk away from it. Geraldine Ferraro walks If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know. Geraldine Ferraro ask-mecausesknows It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very small snack foods. Geraldine Ferraro funny-inspirationallong-agomemorable The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper. Geraldine Ferraro jack-the-rippermarriedknows President Reagan's one-liners were terrific. Geraldine Ferraro president-reaganone-linerpresident I should have had a circuitous answer; that was a non-answer. Geraldine Ferraro politicalshould-haveanswers Leaders can be moral-and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others. Geraldine Ferraro self-controlmoralityleader You people married to Italian men, you know what it's like. Geraldine Ferraro italianmenpeople We were so shocked by how fast that war went that President Bush did not have a plan, a peace plan. Geraldine Ferraro planspresidentwar I have been extremely lucky; I am a person who is currently living with a cancer that is under control. Geraldine Ferraro cancerluckypersons But I do think its necessary to have debates. Geraldine Ferraro debatethinking But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets. Geraldine Ferraro goes-onmademistake I didn't serve on a committee that dealt with foreign policy. Geraldine Ferraro foreign-policycommitteespolicy
