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 Copy Share Image
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… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue. — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco.… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a young person the most difficult and painful of… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
