Daunting tasks Quote by Ruth Simmons

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“A longer time perspective is needed because we face a daunting task both in an intellectual and practical sense.”

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A focus on people's health and well-being must be the core of family planning research and policy. This may seem self-evident, but the realities…

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I was intent on doing something productive and on being everything my parents taught me to be. Their values were clear: do good work;…

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I would like to see policy makers and international donor agencies realize that it is not enough to give money for demonstration projects. From…

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The humanities don't belong to some elitist group... knowledge as a whole should be embraced.

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If policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local…

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Bureaucratic systems are not set up to be what we refer to as human service organizations. They were established to collect revenue and maintain…

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If you are the kind of person who listens to conservative advice, you may do okay in life, but you probably won't ever be…

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We have emphasized the importance of applied action research because it allows evidence-based policy and program development and a focus on learning. We are…

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When ownership is local and national, and various stakeholders work together, program innovations have a greater chance to take root and survive.

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There are hundreds, even thousands of remarkable pilot or experimental projects in all fields - in agriculture, health, education. But where do these pilots…

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