“In order to have middle-income, middle-paying jobs, the kinds of jobs that allow people to get ahead, you have to have higher level of training and skill acquisition and education than ever before.” PeopleKindJobsOrderLevelsMiddleHigherSkillsTrainingIncomeAcquisitionHigher LevelGet Ahead Author:Marco Rubio
“What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead; most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.” PeopleGivingChildrenDifferentStoriesJobsFacesBeliefDifferencesChanceAbilityPayRepublicanAnxietyDeserveOvercomingWeightBillsDemocratBackgroundsAspirationBetter LifeGet AheadNumbingDifferent BackgroundsDifferent Beliefs Author:Barack Obama
“Women are so often segregated to their sexuality, and how they appear. In fact, there's a lot of talk, even now, I think in most jobs this is true... people will say, when a woman rises to power, they ask, 'who did she sleep with?' You know, it couldn't possibly be about her acumen, it couldn't possibly be about her intelligence. It's got to be about her body, because that's how women get ahead.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFactsBodyJobsAsksSleepSexualityGet AheadAcumenTrue PeopleRise To Power Author:Jennifer Beals