Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes

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• Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

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  Safe, Action, Reputation

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• Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

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  Keys, Obesity, Contradictory

  "National Security Depends on the Nation’s Food Security" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2013.

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• When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of Spring.

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  Sweet, Spring, Fall

  "Seasons Endings and Beginnings" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 27, 2012.

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• Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

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  Waiting, Connections, Use

  "Dear President Obama, Qualified Women are Everywhere..." by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 14, 2008.

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• Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

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  Doe, Wells

  "When Women Do Well, Everyone Does Better" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 25, 2013.

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• One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

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  Life, Action, Protection

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• Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.

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  Heart, Democracy, Essentials

  "Words Have Consequences" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2011.

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• Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

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  Home, Voice, Coal

  "Occupy Congress" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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• We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

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  Lenses, Fundamentals, World

  "Gingrich and Limbaugh: Poor Privileged White Men Grappling with Sotomayor" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2009.

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• Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice, being able to shape the future. Women's absence from decision-making positions has deprived the country of a necessary perspective.

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  Country, Voice, Creating

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• It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris.

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  Politician, Debris, Courses

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• I confess to feeling continued ambivalence about political life, aware of its shortcomings and disappointments, but drawn back to it again and again because of its infinite promise. Justice can triumph, wrongs can be righted, and pain can be alleviated, if the right fix is found. The optimistic illusion that one can change the world is difficult to resist, especially when from time to time that illusion is sustained by even a hint of reality. Change does happen in the political process.

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  Pain, Disappointment, Optimistic

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• Like art, political action gives shape and expression to the things we fear as well as to those we desire. It is a creative process, drawing on the power to imagine as well as to act.

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  Art, Drawing, Expression

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• We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

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  Generosity, Greed, Selfishness

  "E Pluribus Unum or Social Darwinism?" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 26, 2011.

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• The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

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  Differences, Political, Matter

  "Words Have Consequences" by adeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2011.

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• Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with one's own compass.

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  Political, Politics, Debate

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• Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women's issue - it is a fundamental economic issue.

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  Issues, Fundamentals, Economic

  "Sheryl Sandberg Is Half Right" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 13, 2013.

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• Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.

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  Usual, Campaigns, Corporations

  "Occupy Congress" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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• Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.

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  Skills, Self, Volunteer

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• To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.

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  Mean, Fighting, Men

  "In Politics, What Works For A Man Still Does Not Work For A Woman" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.

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• A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.

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  Two, Desire, Succeed

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• Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only to gender, but also to race, religion, background and age.

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  Smart, Lying, Race

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• The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.

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  Struggle, Simple, Two

  "Celebrating Family and Medical Leave Act With Family Values" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 4, 2013.

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• Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

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  Country, Balance, President

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• Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline.

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  Fall, Numbers, Work Out

  "Sheryl Sandberg Is Half Right" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 13, 2013.

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