"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!"

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Source : Tammy Duckworth's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.

Tammy Duckworth

#Daughter Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Badass Quotes

“Ambition is ever tempered by experience. Otherwise, fortune makes fools of us all.”

Source : Mark Kingwell (2000). “The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age”, p.77, Rowman & Littlefield
“Think to Thank. In these three words are the finest capsule course for a happy marriage, formula for enduring friendship, and a pattern for personal happiness.”
“In answer, she took his hand and placed it on her chest. Right over her heart. 'You're in, Cade Morgan. Only you.”
“Iâ€™m interested that light has thingness itself, so itâ€™s not something that reveals something about other things youâ€™re looking at, but it becomes a revelation in itself.”
“Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because its the best thing going. Wooooo!”
“When the end comes, I hope itâ€™s as strange as that. I hope that the sky tears open and the world is washed with colors that weâ€™ve never seen before.”
“There's something about the people who knew you when you were young- before you had decided who you wanted to be. Before you knew what face you wanted to wear in the world. They're the only ones who really know you, you know?”
“Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.”

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