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We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions. ↗

— Gary Johnson

#budget #collapse #decisions #financial #financial collapse

I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#convince #country #discomfort #especially #get

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#black #ground #stimulate #takes #vote

Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the peace centers around the country in order to focus on increasing the volume and activity toward peace. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#around #centers #countries #country #first

Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#attributes #conflict #curriculum #develop #differences

Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#being #combat #cover #far #gone

This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#could #dallas #even #first #first time

We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#doing #going #just #keep #look

Well, I happen to believe all business is female business. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#business #female #happen #i #well

Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

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