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I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.


Donna Shalala

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DONNA ROBERTS I think they should do that. It just gives parents a way of knowing there's somebody dangerous in th...
DONNA ROBERTS The people that are still employed are petrified.
DONNA ROBERTS They're all so appreciative. It's 'thank you, thank you, thank you' all the time.
DONNA ROBERTS Once I left Knots Landing, I didn't shop for years. I was so tired of shopping!
DONNA MILLS I loved you when you were three hundred and two pounds, and I love you now."
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DONNA COONER America is inundated with polls. We need a term for being swamped with polls. I would say 'poll-...
DONNA BRAZILE In my case, I learned that although God loves us, he doesn't grant us immunity from the conseque...
DONNA RICE Simply put, I love books, physical books. I own so many--many of which I have not read (yet). I just...
DONNA TALARICO Life experiences can, at times, be quite humbling, but you learn from them. But I like the changes i...
DONNA AIR And just as music is the space between notes, just as the stars are beautiful because of the space b...
DONNA TARTT Being popular or not, having company or being alone, are not issues of concern for the developed sou...
DONNA GODDARD We become increasingly aware that the human dream, the human drama, with all its questionable, damag...
DONNA GODDARD Events like Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy were unlike any weather disasters before. They sh...
DONNA BRAZILE I've spent a lot on clothes. I'm not kidding when I say I could have bought several country ...
DONNA AIR In order for President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden to be moderates, they just have to pres...
DONNA BRAZILE You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat w...
DONNA MILLS I put my energy, voice, and spirit into fighting for anybody who wants to speak their voice. I don&#...
DONNA BRAZILE School integration did not come to be the day after the Brown ruling was issued. Progress took years...
DONNA BRAZILE To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to ...
DONNA TARTT George W. Bush was good as his word. He visited the Gulf states 17 times; went 13 times to New Orlea...
DONNA BRAZILE I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.
DONNA MILLS Let me say this as your incoming chair of the Democratic national committee: I promise you, my frien...
DONNA BRAZILE She had to get 150 stitches. She had seven lacerations to her face. Her ear was literally cut off.
DONNA HENDERSON