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For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.
Valerie Jarrett
Work
Government
Me
You
Care
About
Outside
Issues
Passions
Whether
Lend
Themselves
Much
The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.
Valerie Jarrett
Best
Strength
People
Speak
About
Democrats
Encouraging
Up
Biggest
Interest
I wasn't burdened by a personal history of prejudice. It's part of why I thought Barack could win.
Valerie Jarrett
History
Win
Thought
Could
Part
Personal
Burdened
Barack
Prejudice
Why
You can have it all, but not all at once.
Valerie Jarrett
You
Once
By 30, I was separated from my husband, and I clearly remember sitting in my lovely office with a magnificent view, staring at a very lucrative pay stub, and bursting into tears because I was just miserable. So I had to make a decision: Keep following my plan, or be honest with myself and search for my true passion.
Valerie Jarrett
Myself
Remember
Passion
Decision
Tears
Husband
Miserable
Pay
Following
Magnificent
Had
True
Clearly
Make
Because
Very
Office
Sitting
Just
Lovely
Bursting
Plan
Separated
View
Search
Lucrative
Keep
Staring
Honest
I had my daughter when I was pretty young, 28, and I had to sacrifice not going out with my friends, and I had to figure out how to juggle both raising her and also a very demanding job.
Valerie Jarrett
Job
Daughter
Sacrifice
Demanding
Young
Out
Pretty
Both
Had
Also
How
Juggle
Friends
Very
Going
Figure
Her
Raising
I'm kind of old to change. But if somebody were to come to me and say, 'You know what, Valerie? I think if you were to do this it would be more helpful,' of course I would listen to that.
Valerie Jarrett
Me
You
Change
Old
Somebody
Think
Say
Kind
Would
Would-Be
More
Come
Know
Course
Were
Listen
Helpful
A big part of our agenda is to position the United States for long-term sustainable growth and health, and those jobs come from the private sector.
Valerie Jarrett
Health
Big
Our
States
Those
Sector
Jobs
Part
Long-Term
Come
Private
Private Sector
Big Part
Sustainable
Agenda
United
United States
Growth
Position
I wouldn't trade the best days of my life in the private sector for the worst days of my life in the public sector.
Valerie Jarrett
Life
Best
My Life
Worst
Sector
Days
Trade
Private
Private Sector
Public
Public Sector
What keeps me up at night is worrying about the moms who depend on ACA for all of the preventive care and not to mention prenatal care, the wellness visits, and the cost of delivery.
Valerie Jarrett
Me
Wellness
Care
Depend
Worrying
Visits
About
Cost
Preventive
Mention
Preventive Care
Delivery
Up
Who
Moms
Keeps
Night
I am both delighted and honored to return to the University of Chicago as a Distinguished Senior Fellow and embark on this new journey with the students, faculty, and wider Chicago community.
Valerie Jarrett
Journey
Community
Honored
Distinguished
Embark
Both
Delighted
Students
Faculty
New
Fellow
Return
Am
Chicago
Senior
Wider
University
With a rich history, a world-class interdisciplinary program, and a vibrant student experience, I can't think of a better location to continue my own lifelong learning than the University of Chicago.
Valerie Jarrett
History
Learning
Experience
Better
Own
Rich
Think
World-Class
Location
My Own
Lifelong
Student
Continue
Chicago
Than
Vibrant
Program
University
I've had people say to me, 'Well, I enjoy going to the firing range and using the assault weapons.' But the pleasure derived from that compared to the horrendous damage that it can do, we believe that the damage warrants banning assault weapons.
Valerie Jarrett
Me
People
Believe
Enjoy
Say
Pleasure
Range
Weapons
People Say
Horrendous
Had
Firing
Well
Going
Banning
Derived
Assault
Using
Compared
Damage
We wouldn't take a gun away from a law-abiding citizen. We wouldn't take a gun away from anyone.
Valerie Jarrett
Citizen
Gun
Law-Abiding
Take
Anyone
Away
Sexual orientation and gender identity are not a choice, and anyone who knows me and my work over the years knows that I am a firm believer and supporter in the rights of LGBT Americans.
Valerie Jarrett
Work
Me
Rights
Gender
Sexual
Firm
Firm Believer
Supporter
Over
Identity
Knows
Am
Years
American
Anyone
Choice
Who
Orientation
Believer
To know the first lady is to love Michelle.
Valerie Jarrett
Love
First
First Lady
Know
Michelle
Lady
To Love
Our democracy... is only as good as the American people demand it should be.
Valerie Jarrett
Good
Democracy
People
Our
Only
Demand
American
American People
Should
I go to the airport and I've had everything taken away from me because of the terrorists. People haven't realized yet, though, that we are at war.
Victoria Toensing
War
Me
People
Everything
Airport
Though
Had
Taken
Because
Terrorists
Go
Realized
Away
The course of nationalism, once it's attached to a cause opposite yours, is still the strongest force in the world.
Walter F. Mondale
World
Cause
Nationalism
Once
Strongest
Attached
Force
Course
Still
Opposite
Yours
Modern politics today requires a mastery of television. I've never really warmed up to television and, in fairness to television, it's never warmed up to me.
Walter F. Mondale
Today
Politics
Me
Television
Never
Fairness
Mastery
Up
Modern
Really
Requires
The view of how America speaks is reflected in our laws. And one of the laws is fair housing. It very clearly prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of housing in America. It's been a sad fact of American life that the practice in many communities has been quite the opposite.
Walter F. Mondale
Sad
Life
Practice
Our
Has-Been
Laws
Fact
Sad Fact
Clearly
Fair
Housing
How
Opposite
Been
Sale
Reflected
Very
Discrimination
America
American
Quite
American Life
View
Communities
Speaks
Many
I said I didn't want to spend most of my life in Holidays Inns, but I've checked and they've all been redecorated. They're marvelous places to stay and I've thought it over and that's where I'd like to be.
Walter F. Mondale
Life
Thought
My Life
Spend
Stay
Marvelous
Checked
Over
Like
Most
Said
Been
Where
Want
Holidays
Places
Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
Walter F. Mondale
Life
Family
You
Everything
Hunting
Seeing
Trip
Lifestyle
Like
Known
Fishing
Friends
Get
Being
Want
Apart
Your
Rid
Tear
Night
Sleep
What do we want our kids to do? Sweep up around Japanese computers?
Walter F. Mondale
Our
Kids
Computers
Around
Up
Want
Japanese
Sweep
The overarching problem is one of the survival of humanity in the face of the growing nuclear menace. If those bombs go off, nothing else would matter.
Walter F. Mondale
Survival
Humanity
Problem
Matter
Face
Nothing
Else
Those
Would
Menace
Go
Off
Growing
Nuclear
Bombs
The most important thing I would do is to try to institutionalize U.S.-Soviet summits.
Walter F. Mondale
Try
Important
Would
Most
Most Important Thing
Important Thing
The Most Important
Thing
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