Geraldine Ferraro Quotes

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.
Geraldine Ferraro

Down, Around, President

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

Bad, Give, Afraid

You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.
Geraldine Ferraro

Peace, Love, War

You people married to Italian men, you know what it's like.
Geraldine Ferraro

Men, Married, Italian

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.
Geraldine Ferraro

Through, Tell, Worry

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.
Geraldine Ferraro

Far, Public, Line

But I do think its necessary to have debates.
Geraldine Ferraro

Necessary, 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.
Geraldine Ferraro

Someone, Made, Afraid

For one thing, one of the wonderful things that we now have is instead of the huge budget surpluses that President Clinton left us with, we now have these huge deficits that we're going to be facing into the future.
Geraldine Ferraro

Future, Wonderful, President

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

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

Serve, Policy, Foreign

I do believe in the power of prayer.
Geraldine Ferraro

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

Someone, Through, Gone

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

Time, Practice, Ahead

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

Same, Debate, Enjoyed

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

Person, Control, Living

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

Congress, Lawyer, Trial

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

Happy, Research, Edge

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.
Geraldine Ferraro

Tell, Rather, Question

If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?
Geraldine Ferraro

Life, Give, Worth

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.
Geraldine Ferraro

Kinds, Prayers, Desk

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

Live, Through, Disasters

President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.
Geraldine Ferraro

President, Terrific, Reagan

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

Good, Person, Find

The bottom line as far as I was concerned was presenting to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.
Geraldine Ferraro

Far, Public, Line

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: August 26, 1935

Died: March 26, 2011

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