Best 55 quotes of Geraldine Ferraro on MyQuotes

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.

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.

A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

Babies aren't born knowing differences in color, gender, religions. They're taught those things. They're taught them at home. They're taught in the schools. They're taught in the churches. They're taught in the mosques, in the synagogues.

But I do think its necessary to have debates.

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.

By choosing a woman to run for your nation's second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement.

Every time a woman runs, women win.

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

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

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

I do believe in the power of prayer.

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

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

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

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.

If you don't run, you can't win.

If you take advantage of everything that America has to offer, there's nothing you can't accomplish.

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

I knew what leukemia and lymphoma were, but I had never heard of multiple myeloma.

I'm a competitive person, but I have never understood people's competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues.

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

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.

I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us.

I think Obama was terribly sexist.

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

It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very small snack foods.

Leaders can be moral-and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others.

Let no one doubt, we will defend America's security and the cause of freedom around the world. But we want a president who tells us what America is fighting for, not just what we are fighting against. We want a president who will defend human rights - not just where it is convenient - but wherever freedom is at risk - from Chile to Afghanistan, from Poland to South Africa

Modern life is confusing no "Ms take" about it.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

National campaigns are tough. Yes, you have to be prepared to be attacked, and I have to tell you, if you get elected, you have to also be prepared.

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

Personal religious convictions have no place in political campaigns or in dictating public policy.

President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.

See that's a goal that I think it's very good in the debate to find out who the person is.

Some leaders are born women.

Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells.

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents.

The public is entitled to know whether or not I am married to Jack The Ripper.

the Republicans love to say that the Democratic Party is ruled by 'special interests.' But when pressed to name these 'special interests,' the usual reply is women, blacks, teachers, and unions. Those are 'special interests' to be proud of - because together they comprise the majority of Americans. What about the 'special interests' that dominate the Republican Party - the oil companies, the banks, the gun lobby, and the apostles of religious intolerance?

Throwing Ronald Reagan out of office at the height of his popularity, with inflation and interest rates down, the economy moving and the country at peace, would have required God on the ticket and She was not available!

Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love.

Vice president—it has such a nice ring to it.

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

Well of course Bush got Kentucky, because it's a Republican city.

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion.