Allred Quotes & Sayings

The more I know about men the more I like dogs. — Gloria Allred

But at eight, I only knew one thing. Mother said God put each of us on this earth for a purpose, and that day I decided mine was to save Nick Anderson
-The Sweet Gum Tree — Katherine Allred

I'm sorry, Nick," I whispered, slipping his pendant from my neck. "I didn't know what else to do. — Katherine Allred

Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them. — Gloria Allred

There is no change without sacrifice. — Gloria Allred

The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference — Katherine Allred

You're not old enough to have a real boyfriend," he muttered.
I stiffened.
"If I'm old enough to have babies, then I'm damn well old enough to have a boyfriend," I ground out. "And just as soon as I decide on who it's going to be, I'll let you know. — Katherine Allred

Because of my life experiences, I understand that I have an opportunity to help other women. I have the desire and the ability. — Gloria Allred

[On an epitaph for herself:] Under here, we're all equal. — Gloria Allred

I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not. — Gloria Allred

I was a single mother when my child was little. — Gloria Allred

Do you want to know the real reason I came back, Alix? It was because of you. You're my roots. Wherever you are would be home to me. — Katherine Allred

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child. — Gloria Allred

I'm pretty tough. — Gloria Allred

You don't have to be scared anymore, Abby. We'll figure something out, I promise. We're in this together. — Katherine Allred

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney. — Gloria Allred

It is like trying to stop a runaway train with one hand tied behind my back. — Katherine Allred

It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers. — Gloria Allred

I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names. — Gloria Allred

I do believe that, under the law, under the Constitution of the United States, and under our public policy, that women deserve and should have a right to enjoy equal employment opportunity. — Gloria Allred

Well, I like empowering my clients. — Gloria Allred

Instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, Mr. Cain instead decided to provide her with his idea of a stimulus package. — Gloria Allred

I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working. — Gloria Allred

He was the most gorgeous hunk of male it had ever been my privilege to stare at, and darn his hide, he knew exactly what I was thinking.
His smile turned to a smug grin to so full of satisfaction, that I couldn't help myself. I laughed. — Katherine Allred

While I was vowing to save Nick, he had taken on the job of being my protector and staunchest defender — Katherine Allred

People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else. — Gloria Allred

Minorities have never been given their rights. They have always had to wage a political and legal battle to win them. — Gloria Allred

I love you", he whispered. "You'll have the words every day for the rest of our lives. — Katherine Allred

There's a part of everyone that needs to be taken care of. Denying it exists doesn't change the truth, it only makes you very lonely. — Katherine Allred

I have represented people in book deals. — Gloria Allred

As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks. — Gloria Allred

I love you. There hasn't been a single day in the last 15 years that I haven't regretted not telling you when I had a chance. — Katherine Allred

He always was someone. Because the core of the sweet gum tree never changes. Like Nick, the deep red wood stays true to its nature. Strong, and steady, and pure. — Katherine Allred

Okay, woman. Spit that canary out and wipe those feathers off your chin. What the heck happened to you? Last night you were crying over a laxative commercial on TV. — Katherine Allred

I think there should be better child support laws to make it easier for those single moms to support their children so they don't have to go on welfare. — Gloria Allred

Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most. — Katherine Allred

Why is it immoral to be paid for an act that is perfectly legal if done for free? — Gloria Allred

Both princes and princesses belong in palaces of power, but the doors won't always open unless you fight for your rights. — Gloria Allred

There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs. — Gloria Allred

When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you have to bring people along. — Gloria Allred

To my surprise, Nick reached under his shirt and pulled out the half-heart pendant. With his gaze fixed on mine, he slid the chain over my head. "No one should have to go through life with only half a heart," he whispered. — Katherine Allred

I have been the victim of many of the injustices that women who are my clients have had. That is how I understand how this is impacting their lives economically, psychologically, often physically. It's all personal. For me, if one woman is denied her rights, we're all being denied our rights. — Gloria Allred

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them. — Gloria Allred

A sweet gum tree is the chameleon of wood, it's corky exterior hiding it's inner ability to imitate anything from cherry to mahogany. But it's real value, one unrealized by most people, is it's deep red heart, steady and strong. — Katherine Allred

Why are you doing this?" One of his hands caressed the books.
"Because books are made to be read," I told him. "And you like to read. — Katherine Allred

There are more kinds of hurt than physical ones, hurts that run ever deeper and leave bigger scars, and not even Nick could protect me from himself. — Katherine Allred

Mothers. Can't live with them, can't hit them over the head with a board. — Katherine Allred

Let me come in, please. I'm tired of being alone. — Katherine Allred

I promise you this. I'll love you until the day I die even if I have to live without you. And if it's fifty years from now, you come home, Nick Anderson. Do you hear me? I'll be waiting on you. — Katherine Allred

When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania I had a baby in one arm, a diploma in the other and I didn't know where I was going in life. — Gloria Allred

Life isn't kind, and we rarely get what we want out of it. We do the best we can, and we keep putting one foot in front of the other. — Katherine Allred

I'll marry you," I told him decisively. "That way, we can both have kids someday."
He grinned, those dimples emerging in a blaze of glory. "Yeah, you probably would. — Katherine Allred

It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers. — Gloria Allred

There are enough high hurdles to climb, as one travels through life, without having to scale artificial barriers created by law or silly regulations. — Gloria Allred

Helping someone because you feel sorry for them is one thing, but doing it because you like them and care about what happens to them is better. That means you aren't doing it for yourself. — Katherine Allred

This isn't a church social, Sweetheart. You aren't going to be able to save me this time. — Katherine Allred

Mama wasn't Mama anymore, she was Mother, usually followed by a pallease! — Katherine Allred

I have two grandchildren. — Gloria Allred

Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes. — Gloria Allred

Fighting injustice keeps you young. — Gloria Allred

The true test is what you make out of your life despite the illness you face. So the poor want to become rich, or the chronically ill hope to find a cure for their ailments. However, most of us may not ever become free of what distresses us. The true victory comes from working to make a positive, happy life happen, regardless of the challenges we struggle with. — Tara C. Allred

I have known some wonderful men. — Gloria Allred

God, I can't lose you again." His whisper was harsh, filled with pain. "Not now, when I've waited so long to hold you. I think it would kill me. But I'm so damn scared you'll hate me when you find out the truth. — Katherine Allred

Generally, dictatorships do not work in marriage - or, for that matter, in any other relationship. — Gloria Allred

I live in a war zone. I would never have imagined 37 years ago when I started practicing law that there would still be so much discrimination against women, so much denial of women's rights. — Gloria Allred

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do. — Gloria Allred

There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine. — Gloria Allred

You haven't stopped smiling since you came in."
"You want me to yell?"
"No, no," Buddy hastily assured him. "You just keep right on smiling." He picked delicately at the remaining pie. "You sure did sleep late today."
Tate grinned at him. "Yep."
"Didn't go fishing, either."
"Nope."
"Sure was a lot of tromping around going on upstairs a few minutes ago. What were you doing?"
"Just moving a few things." Tate took a drink of coffee.
"What things?"
He was beginning to wish he'd strangled Buddy at birth. "My things."
"Were you moving them somewhere in particular, or just dragging them up and down the hall for the exercise?"
Tate ground his teeth together. "I was moving them to Abby's room."
"Oh." Buddy gave a half grin. "Can I have some money?"
"No." Tate glared at him.
"Well, it was worth a shot. I should have asked while you were still smiling. — Katherine Allred

I cannot take every case that people ask me to take. — Gloria Allred

Nick? Have you ever ... "
"No." He lifted his head again, studied me. "I've thought about it, but it never seemed right."
The idea of him making love to anyone else sent a shaft of pain straight through my middle. "You better wait on me, damn it."
"I don't think I have much choice." He brushed my hair back. "You're the only one I've ever wanted, Alix, the only one I'll ever want. That's a promise. — Katherine Allred

Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because it's the right choice. But occasionally we have to put ourselves first. — Katherine Allred

Eventually I figured out there was something systematic in the way women are treated. — Gloria Allred

There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought to win and that the Supreme Court has afforded us. — Gloria Allred

We're almost there," I whispered in his ear. "Don't you die, damn it. If you do, I'll never speak to you again. — Katherine Allred

My first strike was marrying a guy without a college degree. My second and third were getting pregnant. I suppose that when I didn't go on to become the next Gloria Allred, she was justified in counting me a failure. And I suppose that until now, I was justified in thinking that I wasn't one. — Jodi Picoult

he had a tattoo that I had never seen before. He showed it to me, and then he showed it to the guy who ran the ride, and that guy gave him a big grin. The tattoo was of a red bumper car with yellow lightning bolts coming off the top of the pole. Underneath the car it said "Born to Bump," and this was how much Uncle Lenny loved bumper cars, the way his face got all crinkly around the eyes when he showed me his tattoo, and him wanting to have that picture on his arm forever. — Stevan Allred

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle. — Gloria Allred

There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially. — Gloria Allred

But we southerners know that you can insult someone as much as you want so long as you add that "bless her heart" to the end of your comment. — Katherine Allred

Please, hate me if you have to, never speak to me again, but don't settle for someone you don't love because I hurt you — Katherine Allred

Well, let me just say - I mean, I'm not a person who's going to vote for any of the potential Republican nominees for the presidency of the United States. — Gloria Allred

Do not let adversity break you. Think of it as a learning experience that will make you stronger. — Gloria Allred

You can't turn love on and off like a light switch, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is wall it off, one brick at a time, until you've created an impenetrable fortress around your emotions. And once that fortress is built, you camouflage it so well that even you can't see it anymore. — Katherine Allred

So what if my life isn't turning out exactly the way I'd planned? It's not ruined, it'll just be different. — Katherine Allred