“I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the i...” — Patricia Ireland Quote

“I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count.”

“Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.”

“I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our families, how do we deal with health care for ourselves and our families? It's a bigger picture.”

“I get irritated by the term 'African writer', because it doesn't mean anything to me.”

“As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?”

“Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.”