Patricia Schroeder

“Washington is a place where people praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.”

“I was really tired of getting patted on the head and being told, 'That's a good little girl.'”

“I have a brain and a uterus, and I use both.”

“I think the country is ready for a woman, but they're not ready for this woman.”

“The 80s were the 'me' decade. The 90s will be the 'we' decade.”

“For some reason, the military seems to be a sacred cow, and I don't think it should be.”

“If you do not have a seat at the table, you are probably on the menu.”

“He's the Teflon President. Nothing sticks to him.”

“When men talk about 'the chair,' they are talking about the chairman of a committee. When women talk about 'the chair,' they are talking about the G.E.D. test.”

“You can't be a congressperson and not have a thick skin.”

“Family and medical leave is a matter of accepting the reality that every worker is a family member and every family has a worker.”