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, Winter, Change, Light, Sweet

Why are video games so violent? The ones I've seen remind me of the 4th of July, with everything exploding, buildings, cars, airplanes, men and women. Kill, kill, and kill for sport and entertainment. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Men, Me, Video Games, Buildings

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

Key, Obesity, Seems, Malnutrition

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

Job, Treasure, Regardless, Remains

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

Work, Family, Time, Woman, Boss, Down

The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet. Madeleine M. Kunin

Family, Best, Quality, Struggle, Simple

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

Colors, New, Gray, Would, New England

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

World, Lens, Human, See, Through, Our

Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how. Madeleine M. Kunin

Children, Compromise, Learn, Refuse, How

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

Education, Childhood, Early, Birth, Even

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, Person

The health benefits of paid sick days policies are obvious. They prevent the spread of disease. But the impact is wider. If a working mom or dad loses a job because of sickness, the family may slip into poverty. Madeleine M. Kunin

Family, Health, Job, Mom, Sick, Sickness

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

Generosity, Greed, Goodness, Selfishness

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, Opinion, Compromise, Solution

One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer. Madeleine M. Kunin

Business, Job, People, World, Thinking

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

Smile, Win, Help, Back, Know, Over

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, Ready

Remember what Susan B. Anthony said? 'Failure is impossible.' Failure is possible if women don't vote. Madeleine M. Kunin

Failure, Women, Impossible, Remember

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

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

Food, Responsibility, Focus, Busy, See

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin. Madeleine M. Kunin

Building, Place, Serious, Begin, Upward

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

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

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

A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women worldwide have difficulty in balancing their dual roles as caregivers and providers. Madeleine M. Kunin

Women, Conflict, Production, Source

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, Clean, Difference

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

Life, Baby, Rest, Healthy, She, First

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