Home / Quotes / Quote by Paul Wellstone

Quote by Paul Wellstone

“The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?”

Quote by Paul Wellstone

Author

Paul Wellstone was a prominent American politician who served as a United States Senator. He represented the state of Minnesota in the Senate from 1978 to 2002, known for his strong Democratic and progressive stance. During his tenure, Wellstone advocated for education reform, environmental protection, and civil rights, and was known for his candid nature and commitment to serving the public. more

You May Also Like

“Help us show children around the world that we can make a difference together.”

World Children Helping Shows Together Differences Around The World Making A Difference

Author:Bradley Whitford

“We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work and at play, to be lives of joy and peace.”

Want Children Play Home Joy Work Our Children

Author:Betty Williams

“Governments do not have the answers. Indeed quite the reversal. A lot of times they not only do not have the answers, they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up.”

Ifs World Children Helping Problem Government Answers Solutions Bottom Committed Our World Problems And Solutions Solution To A Problem Reversal

Author:Betty Williams

“In a world that we know can feed itself, upwards of 40,000 children die very day from conditions of malnutrition. Surely we must question why we are allowing this carnage to continue”

Knows World Children Dies Conditions Allowing Malnutrition Carnage

Author:Betty Williams

“I love a smart, well-written show, and '30 Rock,' well, you can't get any better than that. Tina Fey poos funny. There's nothing that she does that isn't funny. That show is an example of how brilliant she is. It's so smart. They've done some brilliant commentary about the 'Housewives' with 'Queen of Jordan,' their show-within-the-show.”

Wells Doe Done Shows Written Rocks Example Smart Brilliant Queens Jordan Commentary Housewife Well Written Fey

Author:Andy Cohen

“A new educational system in which all children born shall have the same advantage of physical, industrial, mental and moral culture, and thus be equally prepared at maturity to enter upon active, responsible and useful lives. . . . In so doing, it strikes a fatal blow at . . . the most demoralizing of all monopolies. . . educational superiority.”

Children Culture Born Responsibility Moral Advantage Responsible Prepared Blow Educational Active Strikes Maturity Superiority Monopoly Educational System Demoralizing Useful Life

Author:Victoria Woodhull

“Hundreds, thousands, aye, millions of human beings, men, women and children, wander the streets of our cities and the highways of our country, hungry, ragged and cold, vainly seeking in this land of plenty, where physical want should be unknown.”

Men Want Should Humans Children Country Human Beings Cities Millions Streets Land Cold Seeking Hungry Our Country Wander Plenty Highways Men Women Being Me Ragged

Author:Victoria Woodhull

“My hope for the planet is my children and grandchildren.”

Children Planets My Children Grandchildren Children And Grandchildren

Author:Joanne Woodward

“In my view this is not democracy, but a zoo.... It was exactly what we expected, but not on that scale nor in that form. In a word, it was nothing but a zoo, you can't put it better”

Form Views Democracy Expected Scales Memorable Zoos

Author:Alexander Lukashenko

“We do not need an imported system for falsifying elections! We will create our own, one run by the state!”

Needs States Running Election Memorable

Author:Alexander Lukashenko