“I do a little bit of hand-holding on the big cases. You know, like health care, I'll call over and say, "Don't worry. We've got it under control. We have the best people working on it. We're on schedule. Stay calm." So, those kinds of things.” PeopleKnowsKindLittlesHandsBigsCareBitsCasesWorryLittle BitCalmHealth CareSchedulesHolding OnStay CalmHand Holding Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“In the past, presidents had been consulted about those kinds of decisions by SGs, and I thought it was the right thing to do.” KindPastPresidentDecisionThings To DoRight Thing Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“What we once thought of as necessary and proper reasons for ostracizing and marginalizing gay people, we now understand do not justify that kind of oppression.” PeopleKindReasonGayOppressionJustifyGay People Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“I think what happened is that everybody's impressions got formed in those first few minutes. And I felt like, by the latter part of it, I kind of clawed my way back into the discussion. But everybody's impressions were set at the beginning. And wholly apart from me and whether I was good or bad, you know, there were a lot of hostile questions.” ThinkingKnowsWayFirstsKindFeltHappenedMinutesImpressionMy WayDiscussionLatterHostile Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
