When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.
Patricia SchroederBig money tries to purchase its own agenda. Money does too much talking in Washington. Every senator, every representative, even the president awakens each morning with a number in his head that will drive the whole day. The number is the amount of money that must [be] raised that day for his reelection. If he fails, the next day's number will be even higher.
Patricia SchroederMany women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved.
Patricia SchroederWe have to tell the American public that they're missing the boat, that they have to get into writing and reading. Not only that, but books won't crash in the year 2000.
Patricia SchroederThe presidency has become a series of visuals I don't know how a woman fits into.
Patricia SchroederWhen men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think.
Patricia Schroeder[When asked, as a prospective Presidential candidate, whether she had ever committed adultery:] No. But then most congresswomen don't have 25-year-old lifeguards throwing themselves at their feet around this place.
Patricia SchroederWhen people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'
Patricia SchroederThere is an ancient Indian saying: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." If we use this ethic as a moral compass, then our rendezvous with reality can also become a rendezvous with opportunity.
Patricia SchroederThe Pledge of Allegiance says "...with liberty and justice for all." What part of "all" don't you understand?
Patricia SchroederThe genius of the Republicans has been how they figured out how to so polarize the middle class that we vote against our own best interests.
Patricia SchroederThe paranoid fear of government is an extremist position, and every one of us ought to say that
Patricia SchroederThose who declared librarians obsolete when the Internet rage first appeared are now red-faced. We need them more than ever. The Internet is full of 'stuff' but its value and readability is often questionable. 'Stuff' doesn't give you a competitive edge, high-quality related information does.
Patricia SchroederIt's really funny if two women stand on the House floor. There are usually at least two men who go by and say, 'What is this, a coup?' They're almost afraid to see us in public together.
Patricia SchroederTaxing Women is a must-have primer for any woman who wants to understand how our current tax system affects her family's economic condition. In plain English, McCaffery explains how the tax code stacks the deck against women and why it's in women's economic interest to lead the next great tax rebellion.
Patricia SchroederClearly this business of treating minds, particularly this big business of treating young minds, has not policed itself, and has no incentive to put a stop to the kinds of fraudulent and unethical practices that are going on.
Patricia SchroederTraditional copyright has been that you can't make a full copy of somebody's work without their permission.
Patricia SchroederIf the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too.
Patricia SchroederThe question was asked, how can you be a mother and a congresswoman? I said, I have a brain, I have a uterus and they both work.
Patricia SchroederJapan redefined world power. They showed you could become a world power without having a military.
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