Top 19 Quotes by Faye Wattleton

Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played in opening the doors for women.

Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts.

I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.

In 1985, I saw a tape of myself where my eyes were puffy. I looked very tired and bedraggled and not as youthful as I would like to have been.

'What can your kids teach you?' Well, I believe something different about kids. We don't own them, they have their own knowledge. From the start you have to make the choice to listen.

I have never believed in the impossible.

One of the sad commentaries on the way women are viewed in our society is that we have to fit one category. I have never felt that I had to be in one category.

The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities.

The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.

My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.