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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-think-president-bush-tried-to-step-up-on-social-security-even/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/it-s-coaches-it-s-people-that-are-involved-in-kids-lives-at-every/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/by-putting-people-around-me-who-will-calm-me-down-and-slow-me-down/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-m-pretty-disciplined-and-am-almost-always-on-schedule/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/higher-education-is-one-of-few-areas-where-this-country-competes-with/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/sure-it-is-apparent-that-presidents-are-looking-at-polls-but-they-are/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [Fear drives you and makes you better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/fear-drives-you-and-makes-you-better/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-bring-other-constituencies-i-also-have-ties-to-minority-communities/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/sex-education-has-to-do-with-what-s-in-people-s-head/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I try to deal with my serious reading before work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-try-to-deal-with-my-serious-reading-before-work/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-would-argue-that-we-have-a-generation-of-young-people-particularly/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-get-to-work-at-about-7-30-or-8-unless-i-have-a-breakfast-meeting/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/but-for-me-it-is-when-a-student-has-died-i-find-the-death-of-a-young/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/the-economic-dimension-is-very-clear-i-was-at-a-dinner-party-a-mother/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-ll-be-one-of-the-spokespeople-one-of-the-people-who-sells-the/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

> [I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-shalala/i-have-always-hired-people-of-different-ages-young-people-and-older/)

[Donna Shalala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-shalala/)

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