“If only Vivien Leigh had stayed in England, that part would have been mine.” IfsHas BeensMinesEngland Author:Joan Bennett
“Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.” LiteratureCausesHistoryIgnoranceSlander Author:Gustave Flaubert
“We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100 friends and family, and within a week we had 100,000 people sign the petition.” PeopleTogetherMovingPresidentIssuesWeekAskingClintonCongressSentencesFamily And FriendsCensurePetitionsOne SentencePresident Clinton Author:Joan Blades
“What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?” StatesShowsKidsJobsUnitedPayUnited StatesWrittenBlueDollarsFinalsStatementsAdsBowlsDeficitCollarsSuper BowlForumsBlue CollarBlue Collar Workers Author:Joan Blades
“We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.” Can DoPercentElectionPresidentialVotersPresidential ElectionVoter Turnout Author:Joan Blades
“In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the 30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that.” IfsEnoughFacesVoiceImagineYour FaceImagine That Author:Joan Blondell
“All of our children have so much potential. All of our children deserve a chance at life.” ChildrenChanceDeserveOur Children Author:Joe Baca
“The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system.” GivingChildrenNationsGoalChanceRiskSucceedFairsProgramEducationalEducational SystemHead Start Author:Joe Baca
“The Republican majority will stop at nothing to prevent access to the legal system for those who are hurt.” HurtRepublicanMajorityAccessLegal System Author:Joe Baca