“The death of Osama bin Laden marks the most significant development in our fight against al-Qa'ida. I salute President Obama ... in achieving this major accomplishment. ... The death of Osama bin Laden is historic.” FightingPresidentAchieveDevelopmentMajorsMarkSignificantAccomplishmentAlsPresident ObamaHistoricBin LadenOsama Bin LadenSalute Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Generative ideas emerge from joint thinking, from significant conversations, and from sustained, shared struggles to achieve new insights from partners in thought.” ThinkingIdeasStruggleAchieveConversationInsightPartnersSignificantJoints Book:Creative Collaboration Source: Creative Collaboration
“I think today's young women are an especially powerful breed. They will be taking on even greater challenges, which is why achieving personal empowerment is so important for them. These women are going to be holding positions of significant authority, owning more businesses, and shaping public policy.” ThinkingImportantTodayYoungChallengesPowerfulGreaterAchievePolicyPositionAuthorityEmpowermentSignificantYoung WomenPublic PolicyPersonal Empowerment Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“You may want to prove that you're worthy of other kids or neighbors who were wealthier than you and teased you. You may want to prove that you're worthy of high expectations. But I do think that there is a youthful ambition that very much has to do with making your mark in the world. And I think that cuts across the experiences of a lot of people who end up achieving something significant in their field.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantMayEndsKidsCuttingAchieveFieldsProveAmbitionExpectationsMarkWorthyNeighborSignificantHigh Expectations Author:Barack Obama
“We are unique among advanced countries that we don't have universal health care. My hope was that I was able to get a hundred percent of people health care while I was president. We didn't quite achieve that, but we were able to get 20 million people health care who didn't have it before. And obviously some of the progress we made is now imperiled because there's still a significant debate taking place in the United States. For those 20 million people, their lives have been better.” PeopleCountryCarePresidentProgressAchieveUniqueDebateSignificantHealth CareUniversal Health Care Author:Barack Obama