There 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 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 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 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 Schroeder