Ruth Westheimer Quotes

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Ruth Westheimer

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : June 4, 1928

I am not an expert on that whole issue of gender.

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Every person has to be respected.

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Never to forget the Holocaust was not only against Jews. It was mostly against Jews but it was also against homosexuals, gypsies and, let's not forget, people with disability.

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I'm a black-diamond skier and can dance the whole night - if I find a good partner!

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There will always be issues where an abortion is necessary.

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It matters a great deal that I come from a Jewish background.

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I have to be true to what I think because that's my whole career.

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I have never, ever been embarrassed by saying, 'I don't know.' I think maybe that's part of that longevity of my career. Sometimes I have to say, 'I don't know but I'll find out. Call me next week.'

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I am not against people finding people to date on social media. That's the way it goes now.

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I never talk about anything Hollywood or about politics. I will talk about how concerned I am about funding for Planned Parenthood, and how very sad it makes me when I see anything about children being separated from their parents.

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I use humor to educate.

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I certainly believe in equal rights.

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Contraception has to be available for anybody who needs it.

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I went on a kibbutz for two years. I then realized I have to study. I have to learn something.

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I am a very good sniper, and I can put five bullets into that red circle and I know how to throw hand grenades.

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I worked at Columbia University's School of Public Health.

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Planned Parenthood is a very important part of my professional life.

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I'm a Zionist who believes that every person has to have a country of their own.

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