Quote by Frances OGrady
I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those cant. – Frances OGrady

Other quotes by Frances OGrady

I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas above our station. – Frances OGrady

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Education
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When I look at my daughter, whos 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality. – Frances OGrady

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Equality
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society. – Frances OGrady

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Society
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Society
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Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. – Joseph Ratzinger

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Society

I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut patefaciam – I break in order to reveal. – Stephen Jay Gould

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Society

Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. – Robert Orben

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Society

Im very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society. – Kathleen Turner

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Society

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Music is the effort we make to explain to ourselves how our brains work. We listen to Bach transfixed because this is listening to a human mind. – Lewis Thomas

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Music

No one knows what makes the soul wake up so happy! Maybe a dawn breeze has blown the veil from the face of God. – Rumi

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Rumi

A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite, in order to obviate the difficulty, and the reader will find a something said to that purpose in perusing this tract. – Joseph Lancaster

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Education

Whatever ought to be, can be. – James Rouse

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Leadership