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19 quotes by Faye Wattleton

Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton, July 8, 1943) is the first African-American and youngest president ever elected to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and is also the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position. She is best known for her contributions to the family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

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

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

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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor... →

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I have never believed in the impossible.

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My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse in a... →

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I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.

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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... →

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'What can your kids teach you?' Well, I believe something different about kids. We don't own them, they have their own knowledge. From... →

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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.

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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.

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

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The recognition of rights for women and minorities became a large part of my understanding of what this country is all about.

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