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

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

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly, slowly, sometimes so quietly that you don't realize it until you start looking back.

Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.