Geraldine Ferraro

“And it was, it was not beating George Bush, believe it or not, the bottom line as far as I was concerned was introducing to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.”

“If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?”

“What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion.”

“The bottom line as far as I was concerned was presenting to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.”

“See that's a goal that I think it's very good in the debate to find out who the person is.”

“We had prepared, my staff had prepared for me a whole dossier on virtually - on George Bush on his votes on his records, what he had done over the past number of years in public service.”

“I do believe in the power of prayer.”

“You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.”

“I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.”

“I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.”

“Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it!”

“I didn't serve on a committee that dealt with foreign policy.”

“If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.”

“I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.”

“People who live through transplants or disasters like Sept. 11 are survivors.”

“And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.”

“Some leaders are born women.”

“I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.”

“I have been extremely lucky; I am a person who is currently living with a cancer that is under control.”

“I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.”