“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.” IfsWorldDoeFeelingsRealityHappensPainPoliticalFoundPoliticsProcessDifficultJusticePromiseIllusionInfiniteDisappointmentOptimisticTriumphChanging The WorldAgain And AgainHintsShortcomingsPolitical LifeAmbivalence Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.” IfsConsciousFactorsBiasNoveltyBeing A Woman Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.” IfsWould BeColorMonthsEnglandGrayNovemberNew England Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.” IfsSchoolBuildingSeriousProvidingWorkforceMobilityUpward MobilityPre School Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“If we are to create a new agenda for family/work policies, employers and employees have to take a seat at the same table and recognize their mutual gains.” IfsPolicyGainsTablesSeatsEmployeeAgendasMutualEmployers Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“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.” IfsBelieveBigsSeemsWould BeYoungGamesI BelieveBoysViolenceVideo Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
