Ellen Malcolm Quotes

I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.

There will always be women who say, 'She doesn't represent me.' In retrospect, these things are gifts, because it forces me to step up and defend what I'm doing.

When all Americans believe that the people we elect deserve to be in power, that their conduct in office is worthy of respect, and that they can be held accountable for their decisions, our politics will finally be worthy of our great people.

The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.

My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women who are strong and capable and in control of their own lives.

A good politician doesn't tell you what he's going to do next.

Woman alone can ... speak effectively for woman, since none others can speak with authority, or from the depths of personal experience.

… a right-minded and true-hearted statesman who has had as much sovereign power placed in his hands as you have placed in mine should regard himself as the servant of the Senate; and often of the people as a whole; and sometimes of private citizens, too.

Our trouble is that we do not demand enough of the people who represent us. We are responsible for their activities.... we must spur them to more imagination and enterprise in making a push into the unknown; we must make clear that we intend to have responsible and courageous leadership.

Republican voters were more likely to be pro-choice than Democrats until the late 1980s.

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.

Women have a better understanding of social issues, and better representation gives them an opportunity to address these issues.

I feel like every year there's a thing about 'not enough roles for ladies!' and, then, also an article, like 'The Year of The Woman.' I think that we all just know in our hearts they're underrepresented. But that doesn't mean that there aren't amazing moments.

Television is the medium that's allowing women's stories to flourish.

I won't criticise anyone else's statements, and the public will make up their own minds. And if the public think that any side or any individual has strayed too far away from what's expected of public representatives, then they'll make that judgement.

People keep saying how amazing it is having a female lead, and I just sort of feel, 'Well, of course!'

As an entertainer, I try to do projects that reflect a woman having the ability to stand up for herself.

I am not the type of politician who will tell you I am going to act for my own benefit. The answer is no, I will continue to serve the public.

I'm just glad that there's some diversity in the music industry with women so people know that you can be literally anything and still be able to make it.

I'm in favor of anything that will give strong women more visibility in popular culture.

It's my job, with the position of power that I'm in and being able to be on television, I'm supposed to stand up for the people who can't stand up for themselves.

It is important that politicians defend their ability to act without fear or favour, and it is in the public interest that they hold ministers and public servants to account.

If you can't be president - if you cannot stand up and represent Americans, you should not be president.

I know so many extraordinary women who I never get to see represented on screen, and that's shameful.

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.