Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions. Patricia Ireland More Quotes by Patricia Ireland More Quotes From Patricia Ireland I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. Patricia Ireland being-positiveoptimismthinking I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. Patricia Ireland sisterhoodequalitypeople When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line? Patricia Ireland disciplinemenchildren 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. Patricia Ireland empowermentgirlracism Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds. Patricia Ireland mindfacesmen More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any opportunity for a human being to take a look. That is just not right. Patricia Ireland miamiopportunitylooks My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism. Patricia Ireland decisionracismchildren I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. Patricia Ireland floridaafrican-americanissues Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success. Patricia Ireland campaignsprincipleswinning 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. Patricia Ireland importantjudgingnew-day In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal. Patricia Ireland goalrootswinning Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is. Patricia Ireland sixtoo-muchthree 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. Patricia Ireland politicalviolencehome The way to be a man if you're a little boy is to be willing to throw your weight around. Patricia Ireland weightmenboys 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. Patricia Ireland fightingmenschool Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. Patricia Ireland homosexualityresurrectionjesus All of us knew he was a snake when we voted for him Patricia Ireland snakeshumorousstupid 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. Patricia Ireland blamestatisticsnumbers Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps. Patricia Ireland food-stampsequalitylittles Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety. Patricia Ireland focusmaylooks
