Tammy Duckworth famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

We are all dishonored when a veteran sleeps on the same streets that he or she has defended. We are all dishonored when a veteran's family has to live in a shelter while he or she is out fighting for us. WE NEED TO FIX THAT!
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Sleep #Fighting #Needs
President Obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended Don't Ask Don't Tell, and on how to allow women to officially serve in more combat jobs. Because America's daughters are just as capable of defending liberty as her sons!
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Daughter #Jobs #Badass
My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Jobs #Together #Would Be
My arm bones looked like chicken bones.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Hands #Arms #Bones
It's important to have women in leadership positions, because our experiences are different from those of the men we serve with and that helps us identify problems we can fix.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Men #Important #Different
My job now is to not give up, to continue advocating and fighting for the issues Secretary Clinton ran her campaign on. I have to do that to show young girls in this country that they truly can grow up to be whatever they want to be - they need to know that they can grow up to be president.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Girl #Country #Giving Up
Young women are not as likely to receive the encouragement they need from role models like teachers and parents. And they should be encouraged - studies show women are just as likely as men to win when they do run.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Running #Teacher #Encouragement
I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Country #Moving #America
On average, women need to be asked to run seven times before they actually do. While men, who are more likely to run, usually decide to do so on their own. We should be asking more women we know to run for offices across the spectrum - at the local, state, and federal levels.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Running #Men #Office
Of course climate change is real.
-- Tammy Duckworth

#Real #Climate #Climate Change

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