I cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman.

Out of near disaster, came real progress.

I took a hasty trip to Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England to talk to the officials of each Government about their pension provisions, and to talk to the responsible ministers in each country about the political "whys" of their legislation.

One of the things that has always been my undoing in politics is my readiness to do whatever job has to be done.

I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.

A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on.

Women understand that men must often be kept from soiling themselves with the dirty little details of life in order to accomplish the big shinny jobs unimpeded.