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Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala
American Public Servant
Born: Feb 14, 1941
Education Me People Work You Young
Related authors: Andrew Yang Ben Bernanke Betsy DeVos Clara Barton Elizabeth Warren Hope Hicks Jerome Powell Jim Mattis
I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together. Donna Shalala
Together Admit Absolute February Had No-One Put Know Pieces Doing Board January
Sex education has to do with what's in people's head. Donna Shalala
Education People Sex Sex Education Head
You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign. Donna Shalala
You Energy Destroy Out Campaign Want
We are living longer, and we need to live better. Donna Shalala
Better Live Living Longer Need
The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services. Donna Shalala
Government Complex Delivering Capable Fully Even Services
I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me. Donna Shalala
Life Me People Spent Underestimating Whole
I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule. Donna Shalala
Pretty Schedule Almost Disciplined Always Am
I try to deal with my serious reading before work. Donna Shalala
Work Try Reading Before Deal Serious
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
People Problems Big Think President President Bush Backed Though Security Tried Unpopular Admire Take He Step Been Off Up Big Problems Polls Social Bush Successful Who Social Security Even
I have long ties to the women's community. Donna Shalala
Women Long Community Ties
I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting. Donna Shalala
Work Breakfast Meeting Unless About Get
I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with. Donna Shalala
World Minority Research World-Class Other Some Also Obviously Ties Working Used Communities Research Universities Bring Universities
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
Time Health People Doctor Problem Before Enough Right Time System See Small Health Problem Healthcare Am Getting Interested Them Turns Use Serious Right Early
By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue. Donna Shalala
Work Me People Will Slow Calm Down Through Putting Make Sure Around Issue Who
But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car. Donna Shalala
Car Driver Return Calls While
We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use. Donna Shalala
Programs Concluded Encourage Use
In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children. Donna Shalala
Saved Caring Our More Adult Tales Fairy Fairy Tales Children Lives Need
We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system. Donna Shalala
Education Saying You Quality School Higher Education Drive Down Increased Secondary Secondary School Unless System Higher Taken Wisconsin School System Come Schools Courses Did Transform Century Requirements Skills Helped Need
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
Home Mother Dinner Daughter Party Homework Changed Dimension Distinguished Kids Jobs Dinner Party Faces Economic Had Clear She Said Got Scientist Were Waiters Up Very Get Working Help Her Second Two
You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite. Donna Shalala
Knowledge You People Genius College Meet Latest Backgrounds System Only Simply Also Go American Different Different Backgrounds Europeans Compared Elite

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