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Joan Blades

(1956) Journalist United States

23 quotes in 175 categories

Joan Blades is a journalist from the United States, best known for The custom-fit workplace.

Quick Facts About Joan Blades

Born: March 18, 1956
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: The custom-fit workplace
Spouse: Wes Boyd

About Joan Blades

Joan Ellen Blades is an American computer software entrepreneur, political activist, and author. In 1987, she and her husband Wes Boyd co-founded Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company that marketed the popular After Dark screensaver and the You Don't Know Jack trivia game. After selling Berkeley Systems in 1997 for $13.8 million, Blades and Boyd founded the liberal political group MoveOn.org.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Joan Blades

Moveon is not a one-way broadcast media. The Internet, when used best, is a two-way media. We have a forum in which…

About

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Most jobs today are still structured the same way they were 50 years ago, when most families had someone who could stay…

Home

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We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it…

Asking

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I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

Activist

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We aim to express the passion of our members in something actionable that we can all in fact do.

Aim

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Unacceptable Levels is Powerful. It tells the story of toxic chemicals in just about every aspect of our lives, and the egregious…

Ability

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People think of us as an information distributor because that's how they relate to the Internet. But most of the time people…

Information

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The purpose of The Motherhood Manifesto is: mothers really need to be given the ability to parent.

Ability

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We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

Election

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I find it odd that theres such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable…

Clear

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It is time for us to focus on the issues that bring us together as a nation. Supporting parents' capacity to raise…

Capacity

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Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately…

Believe

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Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be…

Basics

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When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This…

Compile

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Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail.

Fine

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I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.

Country

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A book reaches a different crowd of people. There are 50 different stories of very different individuals participating in their communities either…

Book

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What we do is not going to be successful unless our members care about it.

About

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Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility…

Able

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What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working…

Ads

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I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

Fitness

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When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your…

Active

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We are mortgaging our future.

Our future

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