Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
Barbara Mikulski
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Barbara Mikulski
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 20
Politician
Social Worker
United States Senator
University Teacher
Baltimore
Maryland
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Barbara A. Mikulski
Sizzling
Cauldron
Cauldrons
Melting
Pot
America
More quotes by Barbara Mikulski
Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
Barbara Mikulski
Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
Barbara Mikulski
In my state [ Maryland] we've lost jobs to NAFTA, we did not gain jobs from NAFTA. But I think it's very difficult when your state is right up against the northern border, you do see things differently.
Barbara Mikulski
I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs arent paying enough to keep families out of poverty
Barbara Mikulski
Every vote counts and every vote must be counted
Barbara Mikulski
I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.
Barbara Mikulski
The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable
Barbara Mikulski
[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.
Barbara Mikulski
Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
Barbara Mikulski
We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families.
Barbara Mikulski
People aren't for hitting.
Barbara Mikulski
I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
Barbara Mikulski
I will fight in the United States Senate this year to fund a servicing mission to Hubble by 2008, a mission that would potentially increase Hubbles power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe.
Barbara Mikulski
I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.
Barbara Mikulski
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.
Barbara Mikulski
George [Mitchell] introduced the idea that we'd go on a retreat [and] to really regularize caucuses. He's the one who had I think [Tom] Daschle become the Democratic Policy Committee chairman, so I think it lived through with Tom.
Barbara Mikulski
My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.
Barbara Mikulski
When you're up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it's looking right at you it's a different viewpoint.
Barbara Mikulski
People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that's a hallmark of a very good leader.
Barbara Mikulski
I knew of Senator [George] Mitchell because he was very close friends with who was soon to be the senior senator, Paul Sarbanes. Paul Sarbanes and George Mitchell were kind of pals together.
Barbara Mikulski