Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.

Quote by Patricia Ireland

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I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism...

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism...

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally...

When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally...

Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not...

Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not...

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to...

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to...

More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any...

More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any...

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning...

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning...

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really...

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really...

I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of...

I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of...

The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics....

The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics....

We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a...

We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a...

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into...

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into...

When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish...

When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish...

They plan to ride into the White House on the Sweet Talk Express. Well, think...

They plan to ride into the White House on the Sweet Talk Express. Well, think...

We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the...

We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the...

There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are...

There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are...

Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over...

Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over...

I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on...

I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on...

Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too...

Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too...

The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the...

The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the...

I know that Bush, for political reasons, is going to nominate a minority, a Hispanic...

I know that Bush, for political reasons, is going to nominate a minority, a Hispanic...