“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.” PoliticalCoursesPoliticsAbilityHeardDebateDependentCompassControversy Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“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.” GivingWellsArtActionPoliticalDesirePoliticsProcessCreativeImagineExpressionShapesDrawingCreative ProcessPolitical Action Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“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
“The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.” PersonsMatterActionPoliticalDifferencesEnvironmentRhetoricDisturbedExplosivesPolitical Environment Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“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.” MenMayMeanStillsPoliticalFightingSpeakEnjoyWorryRiskCompetitionUncomfortableShyFistsControversySpeaks Out Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“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.” NeedsCountryAblePoliticalIndividualVoiceDecisionEconomicPositionPerspectiveShapesCreatingCapableAbsenceDecision MakingDeprivedEconomic PowerCreating Change Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
