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The way to have power is to take it.
Good environmentalism is good economics
What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.
Most reporters are sheep in wolves' clothing.
Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron
Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.
Happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.
Washington has been ignoring this issue for too long.
Enquire what the effect of large endowments are upon colleges.
People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.
You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?
Nor is the suffering limited to children in developing countries.
Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers.
I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.
There is a great reform required in the education and habits of females.
Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make.
I don't care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating.
I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.
I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise.
The problem was just a mean attitude that festers and has to be challenged.
The appearance of the law must be upheld - especially when it's being broken.
We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go away.
Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.
Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision.
I think tremendous change has taken place since the World Summit for Children in 1990.
In 1844, there was a balance of perhaps of a couple of thousand dollars on the cr side.
I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.
Reform is like morning glories; they look great early in the day and then they disappear.
...in serving the best interests of children, we serve the best interests of all humanity.
When the lives and the rights of children are at stake, there must be no silent witnesses.
Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children.
I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon.
Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.
By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein.
Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.
Yesterday I staked off the ground on the hill for an orchard. I want to get 1000 apple trees agrowing.
Yesterday I staked off the ground on the hill for an orchard. I want to get 1,000 apple trees agrowing.
I want to bring a voice back to the community. I think we haven't received our fair share of resources.
The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.
The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did the hard part, the heavy lifting.
You need to get up in the morning and say, 'Boy, I'm going to - in my own stupid way - save the world today.'
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
Girls Scouts taught me to succeed (cookie selling) and to fail (knot tying) and to learn and benefit from both.
I definitely want to focus on economic development, because that is what is needed in the community, as well as education.
And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.
It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.
We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.
UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists.
Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do.