107 Quotes by Donna Shalala

The possible slowdown of illicit drug use among young people is encouraging, even though rates of use remain unacceptably high. All of us, especially parents and teachers, need to redouble our efforts

We believe we should keep going. We're telling a story about excellence, about going from being very good to extraordinary.

This will not be as generous as people think, ... Face the Nation.

What we're doing is protecting elderly disabled immigrants in nursing homes, ... They're not part of the welfare reform debate. The welfare reform debate is about moving people from welfare to work.

We're actually asking you to be the eyes and ears of the Medicare system,

There are thousands of people each day whose lives and the quality of their health care are affected because we do not have national legislation that sets standards and establishes a set of rules that would ensure that they get quality care, ... That's more than frustrating -- that's unacceptable.

Sending a tough message against drugs, particularly to young people, is a little like sending a message into deep space, ... The message goes out and then you wait a year or more to find out if it's been heard.

She has the right stuff, ... And having the right stuff is not something that is exclusive to one chromosome or another.

She actually started the women's network in this town. Jodie brought all the women together from the Carter administration in her home.