“We women are callow fledglings as compared with the wise old birds who manipulate the political machinery, and we still hesitate to believe that a woman can fill certain positions in public life as competently and adequately as a man. For instance, it is certain that women do not want a woman for President. Nor would they have the slightest confidence in her ability to fulfill the functions of that office. Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence.” MenWantBelieveStillsPoliticalCertainPresidentAbilityWiseFailingPositionSucceedOfficeBirdFunctionInstanceMachineryManipulatePublic LifeFledglings Book:What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt
“The function of traditional history is to create a citizenry that looks to the top - the president, Congress, the Supreme Court - to make the important decisions. That's what traditional history is all about: the laws that were passed, the decisions made by the court. So much of history is built around "the great men." All of that is very anti-democratic.” MenLooksMadeImportantLawPresidentDecisionBuiltFunctionCourtDemocraticCongressSupremeTraditionalGreat MenSupreme CourtCitizenryDecisions MadeImportant Decisions Author:Howard Zinn
“I suppose in our culture - in our lifetime - we've always enjoyed people who tell it straight. We like our presidents, our comedians, and our actors to do that . . . It's funny. You say that people prefer a tasteful formalism - as opposed to an oppressive formalism - but I do feel very strongly that form follows function.” PeopleFeelsFormCultureActorsPresidentFunctionLifetimeEnjoyedComedianVery Strong Author:Oliver Stone
“While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is not well-defined. The Constitution does not set down a road map. It does not require hearings. In fact, it does not even require questioning on your understanding of the Constitution nor the role of the Supreme Court.” WellsDoeFactsIndividualUnderstandingPresidentRolesAdviceFunctionConstitutionCourtHearingSupremeDefinedMapsSenateQuestioningConsentSupreme CourtRoad Maps Author:Mike DeWine
“The question is are you loyal to the agenda that [Donald] Trump, that President-elect Trump has put forward in terms of his view of the world and the person to which the secretary of state would function.” WorldPersonsStatesPresidentTermViewsTrumpFunctionAgendasLoyalSecretary Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I think I'm the best president I've ever been right now. And I think the team that is operating right now functions as well as any team that I've had. And so, you know, there is a part of you that thinks, "Man, we're pretty good at this stuff right now." And you hate to see that talent disperse.” ThinkingKnowsMenWellsHateStuffPresidentTeamTalentRight NowFunction Author:Barack Obama
“What is also true is that partly because my docket was really full here, so I couldn't be both chief organizer of the Democratic Party and function as Commander-in-Chief and President of the United States. We did not begin what I think needs to happen over the long haul, and that is rebuild the Democratic Party at the ground level.” ThinkingNeedsLongStatesHappensPresidentLevelsUnitedPartyUnited StatesFunctionDemocraticChiefsDemocratic PartyCommandersCommander In ChiefHaulOrganizerLong Haul Author:Barack Obama
“I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career.” WayImportantMomentsMovingPresidentCareersKingsFunctionVicesManagersMy WayCorporateAnalysisLaddersVice PresidentBurgersImportant MomentsBurger King Author:Herman Cain
“The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in America. But color was something else. Reds were murdered like wild animals. Yellows were characterized as a peril and incarcerated en masse during World War ii for no really good reason by our most liberal president. Browns have been abused as the new slave labor on farms. The blacks, who did not come here willingly, are now, more than a century after emancipation by Lincoln, still suffering a host of slave like inequalities.” WorldHas BeensStillsDifferentWarReasonTogetherAmericaSufferingGrowsPresidentAnimalCenturyColorAreasLaborFunctionSlaveImmigrationInequalityWar Of The WorldsPotFarmsCrucialHostWorld War IiWorld War IPerilNationalityMeltingEmancipationWild AnimalMelting PotSlave Labor Author:Theodore Hesburgh
“A president is a high-level official who is elected to carry out a function. He is not a king, not a god. He is not the witch doctor of a tribe who knows everything. He is a civil servant. I think the ideal way of living is to live like the vast majority of people whom we attempt to serve and represent.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayPresidentLevelsPowerfulKingsIdealsDoctorsFunctionMajorityHumbleServantOfficialsWitchTribesPoorestHigh LevelCivil ServantsWitch Doctors Author:Jose Mujica