Wednesday, December 2, 2009
As a woman, I am proud to see smart and hard-working women elevated to the positions of power in the world. Below are the quotes of several world-famous female politicians, which I find to be funny and thought-provoking. Whether you like or dislike these particular women, there is no denying the fact that each of them has left her own distinct mark on the world affairs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States and a Democratic Political Activist:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.What is to give light must endure the burning.
I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
Golda Meir, Former Israeli Prime Minister:
Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!Don't be humble... you're not that great.
A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.
Indira Gandi, Former Indian Prime Minister:
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
Margaret Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister:
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor:
Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as a woman.
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State:
People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they'll join your side.I'm a terrible long-term planner.
We need a common enemy to unite us.
When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State:
I have always believed that you can bloom and grow wherever you are planted.
If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.
You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.
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