In The Face Of So Much Pain,

I've Been Described As A Tough And Noisy Woman, A Prize Fighter, A Man-hater, You Name It. They Call Me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, And A Jewish Mother With More Complaints Than Portnoy. There Are Those Who Say I'm Impatient, Impetuous, Uppity, Rude, Profane, Brash, And Overbearing. Whether I'm Any Of Those Things, Or All Of Them, You Can Decide For Yourself. But Whatever I Am -- And This Ought To Be Made Very Clear -- I Am A Very Serious Woman.

I Began Wearing Hats As A Young Lawyer Because It Helped Me To Establish My Professional Identity. Before That, Whenever I Was At A Meeting, Someone Would Ask Me To Get Coffee.

Nixon Impeached Himself. He Gave Us Ford As His Revenge.

I Am Not Elevating Women To Sainthood, Nor Am I Suggesting That All Women Share The Same Views, Or That All Women Are Good And All Men Bad.

We Need Laws That Protect Everyone - Men And Women, Straights And Gays, Regardless Of Sexual Perversion...ah, Persuasion.