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…

— Donna Shalala

By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.

— Donna Shalala

I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.

— Donna Shalala

Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of…

— Donna Shalala

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up…

— Donna Shalala

Fear drives you and makes you better

— Donna Shalala

I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So…

— Donna Shalala

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

— Donna Shalala

I try to deal with my serious reading before work.

— Donna Shalala

I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds…

— Donna Shalala

I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting.

— Donna Shalala

But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a young person the most difficult and…

— 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…

— Donna Shalala

I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.

— Donna Shalala

I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People…

— Donna Shalala

What you really remember at the beginning was that you have to throw a budget together. We made some terrible mistakes at…

— Donna Shalala

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

— Donna Shalala

The dog doesn't know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.

— Donna Shalala

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early…

— Donna Shalala

Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are…

— Donna Shalala

The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.

— Donna Shalala

Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you…

— Donna Shalala

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers…

— Donna Shalala

We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.

— Donna Shalala

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not…

— Donna Shalala