#ties

For too long nurses have been undervalued, restricted in what they could do, with too few career opportunities in clinical practice. For far too long, nurses have endured a pay system that has held them back - both professionally as well as financially. ↗

— John Hutton

#been #both #career #career opportunities #clinical

But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public. ↗

— John Hutton

#challenge #challenges #confidence #create #economy

For many Europeans the next decade looks to be filled with threats rather than opportunities. ↗

— John Hutton

#europeans #filled #looks #many #next

Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's. ↗

— John Hutton

#account #any #capita #counties #europe

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#daily #dull #enjoyments #habit #into

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#acknowledge #authority #blind #blind faith #duties

We need community action and policies to support healthy communities. ↗

— Mark Hyman

#communities #community #community action #healthy #need

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#else #just #late #long #may

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#continually #disguised #faced #great #insoluble

Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities. ↗

— Tom G. Palmer

#abstraction #belief #discern #does #entities