#it

I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole life, and I had to seize it. ↗

— Hilda Solis

#fighting #further #had #i #labor

I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area. ↗

— Hilda Solis

#companies #contracts #federal #get #hire

What is important is not what someone is but what he is waiting for. Not the events of life but its possibilities. ↗

— Dorothee Solle

#important #life #possibilities #someone #waiting

I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic. Look at all the teams in America that have folded, and the leagues. ↗

— Hope Solo

#bit #concept #fame #folded #football

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity. ↗

— Hilda Solis

#children #depend #family #food #forced

The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest. ↗

— Al Franken

#back #doing #focused #getting #home

Writing is the continuation of politics by other means. ↗

— Philippe Sollers

#means #other #politics #writing

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity. ↗

— Hope Solo

#end #every #i #i think #jump

I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. ↗

— Hope Solo

#europe #felt #game #headaches #i

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships. ↗

— Hope Solo

#both #hardships #honest #i #i think