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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.

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Jobs, Treasure, Description

"The Business Case for Workplace Flexibility: How Employers and Employees Can 'Have it All'" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2012.

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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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When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe.

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Different, Safe, Violence

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Video games seem to be mostly a boy thing - viewed by young boys and created by big boys. I believe that if more videos games were created by women, the violence in these games - especially against women - would be rapidly toned down.

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Believe, Boys, Games

"Why Girls Should Create Video Games" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 8, 2012.

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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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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

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School, Mobility, Serious

"Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

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Party, Ideas, Lines

"Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

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Feelings, Important, Age

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'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

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Explosives

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There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.

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Home, Female Role Models, Southern

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Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.

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War, Iraq, Vietnam

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Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion.

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Baby, Smart, Differences

"The First Thousand Days of a Baby’s Life" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2013.

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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.

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Children, Adults, Compromise

"Compromise Is Not a Dirty Word" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 27, 2011.

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Born: September 28, 1933
Occupation: Former Governor of Vermont
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