I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know ... -Tammy Duckworth

I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now.

Tammy Duckworth Quotes to Explore

I don't ever want to be sad about my life....

Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian emp...

I have personally seen what a devastating medical condition can cost....

I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care....

I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want...

I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and - at a time when our...

Food Stamps helped keep me from going hungry, and Pell grants helped me go to college....

I was born in Bangkok in 1968 and grew up in Southeast Asia with my Thai mom and my American father, who first came to the region to fight in Vietnam ...

I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to control your breathing. It's all par...

The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed....

Chance Quotes to Explore

I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I'm not the person that the media make me out t...

I work out every day. My friends say that I became an actress by chance; I should have become a gym trainer. I am the most grumpiest and irritable per...

When I was growing up, I felt like no one gave Canadians a chance. And now that they see we have quality in Canada and it's amazing to see....

Nighttime, in a nanosecond, asleep by 10:30. No chance I'll get through the day without two naps. Before noon, around 11 A.M. I catch 30 minutes. Livi...

There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too....

The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first day I walked into Wrigley Field was o...

Some people start modeling because they want to be models and they want the parties and the recognition, and then there are people like me. I come fro...

Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance to set the co...

I'm not a good philanthropist yet; I'm not as good as I'd like to be... I believe very hard in luck. It's all chance; therefore, any privilege you hav...

We want to do something important in the World Cup, and hopefully I have the chance. If not, well, life goes on, I'll keep working the same way and su...