Donna Shalala Quotes

We have to mainstream everybody. No matter what their circumstances when they were growing up. Part of that is knowing that after they're finished with school, everybody in this country gets up and goes to work.

Donna Shalala

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1941

Topics

WorkSchoolGrowing UpCountryUp

My dad was a stickler for teaching me the pratfall. There is something magical about taking a good fall, and when it works, when you get that laugh, there's no better feeling in the world.

Jerry Lewis

GoodMeWorldBetterLaughYou

When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.

John Grant

MyselfMoreHumanThingsGotMake

Like, my house has a nice view, because, you know, I was on 'Friends.'

Matthew Perry

ViewFriendsYouHouseKnowNice

If you have 130 people on set, all with different opinions, sometimes it's going to kick off. There might be some people who say I'm a big problem to work with - that you couldn't tell me anything - but hopefully, they don't.

Aneurin Barnard

WorkPeopleMeProblemOpinionsYou

As a young kid, I had a great background. My grandfather was a minister; I have two uncles that were ministers, and so I had that spiritual background. I accepted Christ early as a kid.

Tony Dungy

GreatSpiritualEarlyGrandfather

Power is the ability to get things done.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

PowerDoneAbilityThingsGet

The most important thing is culture.

Ruth Porat

CultureImportantThe Most Important

It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more.

Mike Ditka

LifeQualityPeopleBetterEnjoy

I encourage women who are starting families to think about the five-year horizon. The first few years of parenthood are really hard, but if you stick it out, it gets easier.

Julia Hartz

WomenThinkHorizonYouFirstHard

The 112th Congress passed only 220 laws, the lowest number enacted by any Congress. In 1948, when President Truman called the 80th Congress a 'Do-Nothing' Congress, it had passed more than 900 laws.

Juan Williams

CongressPresidentMoreLawsOnly

We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

Joshua Chamberlain

FuturePlanKnowCannotMuch

What is the government doing or not doing in terms of tracking you, following you, investigating you? And if you're suspicionless, it should be none of the above.

Jason Chaffetz

GovernmentDoingYouAboveTracking

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