#ge

Often we women are risk averse. I needed the push. Now, more than ever, young women need more seasoned women to provide that encouragement, to take a risk, to go for it. Once a glass ceiling is broken, it stays broken. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#broken #ceiling #encouragement #ever #glass

In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#billion #budget #calls #clear #congress

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#dinner #gesture #governor #i #iraq

Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#defense #defense budget #gestures #gratitude #hearts

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#african americans #america #day #every #every day

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#celebrating #getting #mocking #need #purpose

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#attorney #attorney general #big #encouraged #friends

Less than a year after loading the company up with debt, Romney and Bain gave themselves bonuses four times bigger than the $8 million they had put into the deal. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#bigger #company #deal #debt #four

Now, we love our auto industry. But if we had worked harder on diversifying this economy long ago, then if one of the legs of the stool starts to get wobbly, at least you've got three other legs to stand on. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#auto #auto industry #economy #get #got

Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred. ↗

— Hugh Grant

#frightening #get #man #quite #women are