#d

But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#car #driver #i #i can #return

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#class #every #freshman #freshman class #future

My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me. ↗

— Garry Shandling

#i #intimacy #know #me #problem

I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#bring #communities #constituencies #i #i can

I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People who are fully capable of talking back to me. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#always #back #capable #different #different ages

I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#bunch #coming #deliver #democrats #expect

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. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#backed #been #big #big problems #bush

I try to deal with my serious reading before work. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#deal #i #reading #serious #try

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

— Donna Shalala

#always #am #disciplined #i #pretty

In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#difficult #difficult times #easy #every #large