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I do believe in doing the work and getting yourself together because love can be right in your face, but if you're not ready to receive it, it will be wasted. ”
Serious people need to work hard to reduce the debt, reduce taxes, and slash regulation on the small businesses and families that are the lifeblood of new jobs and innovation in our state. ”
Government has crowded out the role of many social institutions, including the Church, that have been a great force for good in public life. ”
Paul Ryan has been a responsible legislator and public servant, almost alone among members of Congress in his belief that we need to strengthen and save our social entitlements. ”
The Democrats have concocted this whole phony 'war on women' narrative simply to mask their dreadful record on the economy and jobs. ”
My husband and I had recently been in a car accident, and I came out of that experience with more clarity about my career and the energy to continue to pursue it hard, no matter what the challenges. ”
I spend a lot of time on Facebook and Twitter writing all day long because I feel it's my job to entertain people. ”
I myself was completely torn by the decision to start Teach For America. There was a voice in my head telling me not to do it - to take a more normal path. I did have one thing going for me, which was that I had been rejected from all the other jobs I'd applied to. ”
Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions. ”
As a white woman with a privileged education, I'm keenly aware that I founded an organization that can only realize its goal if it enlists many more leaders who share the backgrounds of the students and families we work with. ”