Quotes

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“…there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls.”

— Kofi A. Annan

“Within every man there is the reflection of a woman,
and within every woman there is the reflection of a man.
Within every man and woman there is also the reflection
of an old man and an old woman, a little boy and a little girl.”

— Hyemeyohsts Storm

“Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator…
Recognition is. That’s why we do what we do…
Recognition is critical to self-esteem.
Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant.
Money is nice, sure.
But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards,
without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation,
the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more.
Eventually, more will never be enough.”

— John Baldoni has created a series of radio commentaries called Life, Leadership, and Laughter. These commentaries air monthly on Michigan Radio (WUOM 91.7)

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are just rearranging their prejudices.”

— William James

“If it were between countries, we’d call it war;
if it were a disease, we’d call it an epidemic;
if were an oil spill, we’d call it a disaster;
but it’s happening to thousands of Australian women – and it’s just a domestic.”

— Unknown, This Quote appeared in Putting Women First – a statewide approach to family and domestic violence’, published by VWRADVS and DHS. Betty Taylor uses it at the beginning of her Paper ‘Clearing Pathways – Reforming Systems: A Reflection of the Achievements a

“If I’ve learned one thing in the past months it has been to save the energy I used to expend on being angry about injustice and put that energy into thinking and feeling joy, prosperity, sustainability, health and justice for all. This is what will change the world…………..a ground swell of people pouring their energy into manifesting their “preferred future” instead of being worn down by disillusion and disappointment.”

— Molly Carlile, Author of Jelly Beans and Dead Serious Podcast Network

“It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

“The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.”

— John Baldoni (Michigan Radio (WUOM 91.7)

“Politicians have a responsibility not to inflame division or misrepresent the facts, and to show leadership to counter views that would demonise asylum seekers or abrogate Australia’s international obligations…The facts are that Australia’s current refugee intake of about 13,750 a year is small by international standards and forms less than 10% of our total permanent migration intake. Boat arrivals deemed to be refugees make up an even smaller proportion of that – less than 2% of all migrants to Australia.”

— Jeff Lawrence , ACTU Secretary, July 2010

“Age measures life in years, but it’s the life in those years that contributes most..”

— Charles Kovess
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