And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.
Geraldine Ferraro

And it was, it was not beating George Bush, believe it or not, the bottom line as far as I was concerned was introducing to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.
Geraldine Ferraro

But I do think its necessary to have debates.
Geraldine Ferraro

But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets.
Geraldine Ferraro

For one thing, one of the wonderful things that we now have is instead of the huge budget surpluses that President Clinton left us with, we now have these huge deficits that we're going to be facing into the future.
Geraldine Ferraro

I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.
Geraldine Ferraro

I didn't serve on a committee that dealt with foreign policy.
Geraldine Ferraro

I do believe in the power of prayer.
Geraldine Ferraro

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.
Geraldine Ferraro

I don't like to practice ahead of time what I'm going to say.
Geraldine Ferraro

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.
Geraldine Ferraro

I have been extremely lucky; I am a person who is currently living with a cancer that is under control.
Geraldine Ferraro

I readily admit I was not an expert on foreign policy but I was knowledgeable and I didn't need a man who was the Vice President of the United States and my opponent turning around and putting me down.
Geraldine Ferraro

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.
Geraldine Ferraro

I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.
Geraldine Ferraro

I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.
Geraldine Ferraro

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.
Geraldine Ferraro

If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?
Geraldine Ferraro

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.
Geraldine Ferraro

People who live through transplants or disasters like Sept. 11 are survivors.
Geraldine Ferraro