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" I worked with women who were nurses and workers, women who worked in hotels, janitors who basically cleaned buildings, worked two jobs just to support their family. And, it really taught me a lot about how much opportunity I had to do anything I wanted to with my life. "

Cecile Richards

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" Dealing with men in Congress - for the most part, it's pretty dispiriting in terms of the lack of regard they have for women. And they're not even... it's like they don't know what they don't know, and they don't even care what they don't know. "

" If you look at the workforce and the way our laws work around so many issues, it's as if women are supposed to retrofit themselves into a workplace that was never created for them. "

" The good news is when we are in full-on sisterhood, women are the most powerful, political force in America. "

" Thanks to President Obama, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing condition! "

" The women who walk into Planned Parenthood clinics come from every background, every political persuasion. "

" So why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It's like we woke up in a bad episode of 'Mad Men.' "

" All across the country, the Women's March inspired doctors and teachers and mothers to become activists and organizers and, yes, candidates for office. "

" Try to know where the best ice cream is in any given airport terminal. "

" I'm not a fashion person. I basically like to wear navy blue, and I don't need a lot of extras. "

" And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court. "

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" President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands with women. "

" I've led a very privileged life. You know, I've gotten to choose the work I do, and I hope every job I've had has been a little bit about trying to push the ball forward, particularly for folks who may not have the same opportunities that I've had. "

" You can go a lot of places or make a lot of money, but there's nothing quite like having a job where people actually say to you, 'Thanks for making my life better.' "

" No parent wants their child to get an infection or get pregnant before they're ready. "

" My mother was obsessed with clothes, so - as people do - I went in the other direction. "

" I would be excited if we could reimagine workplaces that start from a premise that women are going to be a central part: Women are going to bear children, people are going to raise those children, and it's not going to be a nuisance - it's actually going to be understood as part of the deal. "

" It is not up to women of color to save this country from itself. That's on all of us. That's on all of us. "

" The need for health care doesn't come with a party label. "

" As I say, I can't wait until Congress - half of Congress can get pregnant so we can quit fighting about birth control and Planned Parenthood. "

" Never turn down a new opportunity. "