Cindy Sheehan Quotes - Page 3

I'm just so honored that the universe chose me to be the spark that has set off a raging inferno

We need a people's movement to end this war, ... We're going to ask them How many more of other people's children are you willing to sacrifice for the lies

Many people in San Francisco know me, and they know my persistence.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not afraid of anything.

% of the American public are with us. We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end.

Segmented killing and hatred will only stop when we enlarge our personal, national, and international circles of concern to include all six billion people on this planet: not just the white ones, Christian ones, American ones, female ones, or any ones. Simply put: every one.

My son was killed in 2004. I am not paying my taxes for 2004. You killed my son, George Bush, and I don't owe you a penny.

It's obvious that things aren't going well over there. This is a war based on lies.

I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support. It doesn't matter if they're Senator Clinton or whoever

We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled. The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.

Why do the right wing media so assiduously scrutinize the words of a grief filled mother and ignore the words of a lying president?

So what really gets me is these chickenhawks, who sent our kids to die, without ever serving in a war themselves. They don't know what it's all about

The biggest terrorist is George W. Bush.

Still putting out the O'Reilly fires of me being a traitor and using Casey's name dishonorably, my in-laws sent out a press statement disagreeing with me in strong terms; which is totally okay with me, because they barely knew Casey. We have always been on separate sides of the fence politically and I have not spoken to them since the election when they supported the man who is responsible for Casey's death. The thing that matters to me is that our family - Casey's dad and my other 3 kids are on the same side of the fence that I am.

There is too much at stake to worry about our own egos. When my son was killed, I had to face the fact that I was somehow also responsible for what happened. Every American that allows this to continue has, to some extent, blood on their hands. Some of us have a little bit, and some of us are soaked in it.

I can't speak for the other people whose children have died, but I can speak for my family and the other members of Gold Star Families for Peace. We believe we're honoring our children by working for peace.

People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized.

My husband has always agreed with me philosophically.

Recruiters in our country are known for lying to people.

My children were the center of my life.

Isn't it nice of the IRS to tell the media where to ambush me before they tell me that the U.S. Attorney is suing me?

I'm just a regular mother who's trying to save lives and be the best human being I can be.

Let's push the Pentagon off the fiscal cliff.

I think Michael Moore is an amazing man - an amazing, brave man. And I think people are probably going to start saying, 'Don't associate with Cindy Sheehan.' People who speak truth to power somehow are marginalized in this country.

We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and that's why we're in Iraq right now. Our leaders who get us into these messes are the ones who need to be held accountable.