Lindy Boggs

"Almost all women’s issues are economic issues."

"Women vote their pocketbooks . . . it boils down to that."

"If we met regularly there would be mutual concerns that would be revealed that we may not think of as compelling now."

"Civil rights and human rights are intertwined,"

"But those achievements, great as they are, do not begin to sum up the life and accomplishments of Lindy Boggs."

"She really knew the district better than he did. She knew the growth in the district and the neighborhoods in the district and all that because, by then, he had gone into the leadership and was focusing a lot of his energies on the leadership."

"She’s the only widow I know who is really qualified—damn qualified—to take over."

"a strong and loud and constant voice for life."

"Calling her a humble leader and a faithful friend, the archbishop said Boggs believed in the darkest moments in life, God loved her and led her. She placed her life in the hands of a loving God."

"Lindy lived her faith and was guided by this faith in her family, life in Congress and all her political life,"

"She was a strong and loud and constant voice for life, calling on the equality of women in the workplace and in the community"

"Her entire life fits into the notion ... of serving others in the image of God."

"The one clear message that came out of all the remembrances of Lindy was not just what she did but how she did it. This was a righteous woman. She was tough. She was smart. She was shrewd. She was persistent, but she was also gracious ... loving and kind, and she was patient."

"She served and did it in a way that dignified every human being that she ever had in her life. There is a lesson there for me and for all of us in how we can remember Lindy and conduct ourselves … in our private and public affairs."

"She was so suave and capable that she could get anybody to do anything simply by being so nice. You knew that she would come back and do as much or more for you sometime."

"Lindy went through life with a special blend of confidence, grace, and an extraordinary capacity to reach out to others. Her charming Southern accent and wide dimpled smile greeted everyone with genuine warmth and kindness. Her striking blue eyes focused intently on the person at hand, never straying in search of more important company. Each conversation inevitably revealed her lively but gentle wit."