Cecile Richards

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

“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.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“Even though my mom was talented and had a college degree, she lived in the era when the conventional wisdom in Dallas was that my dad worked, she was supposed to stay home and take care of the kids, and that was that. There really weren't other opportunities for her, and most of them were volunteer opportunities.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal.”

“All my life, I've been lucky to work in social justice, starting as a labor organizer working with low-wage working women.”

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

“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.”

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

“My dad was a civil rights lawyer, and he was actually defending conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War.”

“For women, access to reproductive health care isn't a political issue.”