It's a big, complicated democracy, and one of the strengths of our country is... its rich diversity. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
It is outrageous that at this time in our country, women are still not paid as much as men. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
The United States is a great, great country, but it's not the only country, and we can learn a great deal beyond… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
No child should be expelled from preschool. And so we are calling on school districts around the country to end that practice.… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
Where I underestimated the opposition was how willing Republicans in Congress would be to put their short-term political interests ahead of what… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
I am an Iranian by birth and of my Islamic faith. I am also an American Citizen and I seek to help… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
We are a country that believes in free speech and the open debate of ideas. We're a country that also believes in… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
But if I were to sum up who Barack Obama is and how he plans to meet this moment with one word,… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
What do we do to just rebuild and focus on creating a big and inclusive tent, where we're focusing on making sure… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
As we try to compete in this global marketplace, we need to rebuild our infrastructure. We need to rebuild our schools. We… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
There are certain things that Americans expect their government to do. Our infrastructure is vitally important. Putting people back to work with… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
I am an Iranian by birth and of my Islamic faith. I am also an American Citizen and I seek to help change America… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
We have held forums here at the White House on workplace flexibility, and the first major bill signed into law by President Obama was… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
Companies have told us that they have employees who are near retirement age. We created a $5 billion reinsurance pool to help them bear… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
I had my daughter when I was pretty young, 28, and I had to sacrifice not going out with my friends, and I had… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
Barack's mother was very important to him, but he spent a great deal of his life living in a different place. So, as all… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
I vividly remember early on in my career when I was eight months pregnant, working literally around the clock, and worrying that each trip… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
I don't want to just tell my story - I want to share the experiences, life lessons, and values that have shaped who I… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
If you are not diverse and you are not listening to all voices and have your ear to the ground, you're not going to… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
We do have to ask ourselves as a culture, what do we want to be? You know, what are our founding values? And if… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
We have to think creatively about changes that need to be made in the workplace to accommodate the growing demands on the work force. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
We don't want to get distracted by looking back; we need to move forward. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
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… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
The tech community has taken the first step by recognizing that diversity is a strength and realizing that many of them have to work… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share
