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Donna Shalala quotes

American Public Servant February 14, 1941

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Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life. Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala quote: "I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me."
I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me. Donna Shalala
The economic dimension is very clear. I was at a dinner party, a mother got up, who's a very distinguished scientist, and said she had to get home and help her daughter with her homework. The two waiters, their faces changed. They were working their second jobs, they couldn't get home to help their kids with homework. Donna Shalala
Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here. Donna Shalala
But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a young person the most difficult and painful of times. To explain it to other young people, to see a bright future snuffed out, is just awful. I am haunted by those deaths. Donna Shalala
Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out. Donna Shalala
I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems. Donna Shalala
You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education. Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala quote: "The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday,..."
The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too. Donna Shalala
We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers. Donna Shalala
I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious. Donna Shalala
It's coaches. It's people that are involved in kids' lives at every level, and it's supporting their parents. Their parents need better jobs. So that they can help them with their homework and don't have to work two jobs. Donna Shalala
I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society. Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala quote: "In every community, whether large or small, there are people..."
In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times. Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala quote: "We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not..."
We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use. Donna Shalala

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