Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes

American - Diplomat Born: September 28, 1933

When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring. Madeleine M. Kunin

Nature, Change, Light, Environmental

If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray. Madeleine M. Kunin

November, Colors, New, Gray, New England

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity. Madeleine M. Kunin

Key, Obesity, Malnutrition, Seems

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions. Madeleine M. Kunin

Political, Environment, Create, Rhetoric

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition. Madeleine M. Kunin

World, See, Human, Lens, Through, Our

A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure. Madeleine M. Kunin

Job, Treasure, Description, Worker

Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline. Madeleine M. Kunin

Family, Work, Time, Boss, Woman, She

There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked. Madeleine M. Kunin

Leadership, Women, Power, Excuses, Need

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again. Madeleine M. Kunin

Statistics, Emotion, Two, Us, Again

Early childhood education begins early, even before birth. Madeleine M. Kunin

Education, Childhood, Early, Birth, Even

Most babies know how to win us over. We cannot help but smile at them and watch them smile back. Madeleine M. Kunin

Smile, Help, Win, Know, Back, Watch

Legislative proposals that would enable an employer to determine whether or not a woman's insurance would cover the cost of birth control strikes women as particularly bizarre. Is the boss going to take care of the children that are conceived accidentally? Stop treating us like children. Women are grown ups. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Children, Boss, Woman, Control

It's time for women to wake up, to use the power of the vote, to honor the suffragists who chained themselves to the White House fence so that women could vote. Madeleine M. Kunin

Vote, Women, Time, Power, Honor, Wake Up

Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic. Madeleine M. Kunin

Diversity, Differences, Body, Opinion

'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Power, Word, Explosive, Applied

I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign? Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Thought, Golf, Down, Dangerous

Video games seem to be mostly a boy thing - viewed by young boys and created by big boys. I believe that if more videos games were created by women, the violence in these games - especially against women - would be rapidly toned down. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Violence, Video Games, Believe

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed. Madeleine M. Kunin

Generosity, Greed, Selfishness, Goodness

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait. Madeleine M. Kunin

Succeed, Speak, Connections, Wait, Sit

Babies are smart. They can tell the difference between a responsive face and a blank face, wiped clean of emotion. Madeleine M. Kunin

Smart, Face, Emotion, Difference, Clean

The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal start in life as they begin their journey to fulfill the American Dream. Madeleine M. Kunin

Life, Children, Journey, American Dream

It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris. Madeleine M. Kunin

Future, History, Politics, Politicians

Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive. Madeleine M. Kunin

Best, Heart, Democracy, Speak, Precious

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. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Words, Men, Competition, Fight

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated. Madeleine M. Kunin

Life, Experience, Something, Denied

Hugs are helpful, especially when women step out into a mostly male political world. Emotional support, at critical moments, enables women to stay in the race. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Support, Step, World, Political

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