Quote by Donna Shalala
But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a y

But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a young person the most difficult and painful of times. To explain it to other young people, to see a bright future snuffed out, is just awful. I am haunted by those deaths. – Donna Shalala

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Every year, I am reminded of the kids who arent in the freshman class and arent graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out. – Donna Shalala

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We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. Its not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers. – Donna Shalala

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teacher
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Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here. – Donna Shalala

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Every word affords me pain. Yet how sweet it would be if I could hear what the flowers have to say about death! – E.M. Cioran

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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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I am deeply saddened by the death of my dear friend, Dudley Moore. – Liza Minnelli

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