Donna Shalala Quotes (67 Quotes)

You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.

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.

We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.

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.

We must not lose sight of the fact that it will take further action by public health officials and local communities to reduce the health effects attributed to tobacco use,

Most of the calories in a healthy diet should come from fruits, vegetables and grain products. That recommendation makes it even more critical for government and industry to work together to ensure that fresh produce is wholesome and safe.

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

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 can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

We can't wait for everybody in this country to get good health insurance, ... When you really want to close a health care gap and you do not have a single health care system, you go to every part of the country and have everybody pull in the same direction.

This early report is very promising and shows that we are making progress in moving parents on welfare into jobs or giving them the work skills they need to get a job,

This is a significant moment in women's history, but also in American history,

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

The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.

What you really remember at the beginning was that you have to throw a budget together. We made some terrible mistakes at the beginning in my own budget that took us at least a year to catch up on.

I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.

(President Bill Clinton) believes that we can get comprehensive legislation this year, with or without (tobacco companies), ... Meet The Press.

I have long ties to the women's community.

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.

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

The new century brings new challenges and opportunities to improve the health of everyone in the United States, ... People not only want to live a long life, but they also want to enjoy a healthy life.

The current organ allocation system is unfair to the patients, ... You can wait literally 500 days in one part of the country, and walk off a golf course and get a liver in another part of the country.

We are living longer, and we need to live better.

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.

Illicit drug use fell from 11.4 percent (in 1997) to 9.9 percent (in 1998) among young people aged 12-17, a statistically significant decline, ... while illicit drug use overall remained flat.

He went from being a governor to being a president, from being someone who thought that perhaps states could do almost everything to someone that wanted to make sure that, when we did devolve power to the states, that opportunities didn't differ from one state to another.

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

All of those women would say they stand on the shoulders of Mrs. King. So do the rest of us, not just women of color.

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

We want to do everything as possible to help our community and to help these young people stay on track with their plans for a college education. It's the right thing to do,

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn't that I didn't know what I was doing, but we didn't have all the pieces put together.

Each day, 10 children and teens are killed by firearms, and that is 10 too many, ... However, it is a significant decrease from four years earlier. This indicates that violence prevention efforts are showing results.

We call upon you to make an immediate determination and to allow the local use of federal funds for needle exchange programs as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention program. To do anything less would be an abdication of your responsibilities.

We're losing ground in the battle to protect our children,

The other thing is, I'm one of the handful of people they have that actually knows how to run something, that's an experienced administrator.

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

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.

Africa, Asia, every country in the world, they were all in denial. The health ministers kept assuring us they had everything under control. (Gayle) kept pushing . . . to get programs, strengthen the private sector, the public sector. She just never gave up.

I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting.

Helene was not afraid to go into a brothel, nor was she afraid to invest U. S. resources in AIDS at the ends of the Earth, to give actual hope.

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.

Most of all, our health care professionals need to understand that federal law has not changed, that it continues to be illegal in the United States to prescribe marijuana.

The National Institutes of Health will continue to review the claims about the possible benefit of smoked marijuana for a small number of indications,

Comprehensive protection of personal medical records is what Congress called for in the law, and it's what American patients and their providers want and need,

We have to mainstream everybody. No matter what their circumstances when they were growing up. Part of that is knowing that after they're finished with school, everybody in this country gets up and goes to work.

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.

Well, it took everybody a while to build relationships of trust, whether it was the White House staff with the cabinet agencies.

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

I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.