Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes

American - Diplomat Born: September 28, 1933

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

Through, Human Condition

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

Environmental, Assault

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

Job Description, Remains

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

Over, We Cannot, Back

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

Which, Means, Differences

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

Childhood, Begins, Education

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

Face, Blank, Wiped

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

Income, Woman, Boss

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 Way, Other, Alive

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

Marked, November, New

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

Contradictory, Contributor

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

Life Experience, Denied

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

Likely, Wait, Use

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

Emotion, Convey, Shock

It's time for male leaders to not only ask for binders of qualified women, but to re-write the definition of 'qualified.' The best man for the job, may in fact, be a woman, whose biography is not traditional, but is rich with experiences and skills that are not necessarily learned either in school or on the job. Madeleine M. Kunin

Qualified, Fact, Woman

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

Explosive, Particularly

In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice. Madeleine M. Kunin

Been, Practice, Nation

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

Always, Explosive, Disturbed

Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary. Madeleine M. Kunin

Raising, Storm, Leadership

When women and men can shed an equal quantity of tears in public, that's when we'll have equal power. Madeleine M. Kunin

Equal, Shed, Women And Men

The death of a famous person is different from the death of a loved one, whether it is Michael Jackson, Frank McCourt, or Walter Cronkite. We didn't know any of them personally, and yet, we experience a sense of loss. Madeleine M. Kunin

Frank, Death, Experience

The first thousand days of a baby's life are likely to determine the rest of her life - whether she grows up to be healthy or not, both physically and emotionally. Madeleine M. Kunin

Grows, Likely, Rest

The focus of Congress is on keeping the nation secure - and it doesn't see that food security is an essential part of that responsibility. Instead of putting more food on the tables of America, they are busy finding ways to take it away. Madeleine M. Kunin

Away, Essential Part

We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age. Madeleine M. Kunin

Toddlers, Lazy, Own

A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension. Madeleine M. Kunin

Over, Small, Smaller

Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them. Madeleine M. Kunin

Government, Even, Following

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