Madeleine M. Kunin quotes - page 2

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. (Madeleine M. Kunin)
Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups. View quote
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Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated. View quote
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines. View quote
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When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious. View quote
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The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal start in life as they begin their journey to fulfill the American Dream. View quote
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To equate a corporation with a person is a travesty of justice. View quote
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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth. View quote
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Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment. View quote
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Most female CEOs have been more understanding than their male counterparts, of the stress that new mothers experience to 'do it all,' which often means, 'all by themselves.' Why? They've been there. They understand the policies needed to keep women in the workforce. View quote
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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. (Madeleine M. Kunin)
Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion. View quote
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Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again. View quote
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We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age. View quote
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin. View quote
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Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up. View quote
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To make flexibility work, it is not only necessary to change our attitude about who is a good worker and who is not, but we have to train managers at all levels to recognize the difference between the number of hours worked and the quality of work produced. View quote
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Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, that's where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, it's easier to combine career and family. View quote
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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. View quote
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A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension. View quote
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When we mention the 1 percent and the 99 percent, everybody now knows what we are talking about. It's part of our vocabulary. How quickly these numbers jumped from the sidelines to the center. (Madeleine M. Kunin)
It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all. View quote
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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty. View quote
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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. View quote
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