Eleanor Norton Quotations

There are not many males, black or white, who wish to get involved with a woman who's committed to her own development

shootouts at Easter egg hunts -- that's what it comes down to.

perfect voting record on affirmative action when it has come under assault.

Our message is clear. We count. Children count. Everybody counts, so count everybody,

The amount and depth of the torture that's been alleged and corroborated leaves no doubt in my mind that what we saw was a staged interrogation,

We have trivialized this park, residents make too little use of it, and tourists don't know where it is, ... Neither the city or the federal government has bothered to make maximum use of it. The problem is that it had no plan and it's in a state of great deterioration.

When my sisters and I were kids going to DC public schools, school supplies were not the big deal they are today, ... Giving today's children the basic supplies they need is a good way to start them off thinking positively about doing well in school.

Disintegration of the family is the greatest problem facing the African-American community, ... And there are no simple, easy answers to this. Government has a role, but you have to be careful. How do you get into someone's family and try and save it; convince young men that they have responsibilities, young men who often feel they have no future and no hope.

The tests we've had do not inspire confidence,

This is a radical assault on the separation of powers. I can't imagine this House going for it.

This is a victory for home rule. The numerous people who have something to say about this have basically supported our right to decide our own fate through our own laws.

It will come not a moment too soon.

The first thing people have got to do is to stop believing there's going to be any action anytime soon, ... It's obviously a prime piece of land. It's what's on the land that makes development difficult.