Where educators are raising and combining their voices, the seeds of positive change have emerged. Collective voice, exercised through the union, is power - the power to drive real change for our kids, families and communities.
Randi Weingarten
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The power to implement a drastic change in your life or business is by learning to introduce the cha... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We could live several lifetimes and never exhaust the power of our minds. DENIS HACHEY We're not afraid of change, we embrace change. But not at the expense of our members and their famil... BUZZ HARGROVE The power of women in the politics is a soft power. It is a positive change that our country and oth... ATIFETE JAHJAGA Technology does not drive change. It is our collective response to the options and opportunities pre... MORGAN HOUSEL We cannot change our memories, but we can change their meaning and the power they have over us DAVID SEAMANDS The biggest change is the kids are empowered to be a part of the process. They are making choices ab... BEVERLY HOWARD If you want to change a whole people, then you start with the girls. It stands to reason: they learn... TERRY PRATCHETT I really believe in the power of the individual to make change, and our family is a real collection ... CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Kids really have a lot more power than they think they have. They have the power to change the world... LAURA MARANO Placing limits on carbon pollution from power plants is about ensuring that we have clean air to bre... DONNA BRAZILE Having a positive attitude gives you the power to uplift, the power to create change, the power to m... LINDSEY RIETZSCH Cultivate your thoughts in to positive seeds and see your life change for the better! ANGIE KARAN Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and ... ERIC CLARK The secret to strong leaders is that strong leaders are strong because they have been tempered by th... JOHN PAUL WARREN Fashion definitely has the power to change the world. ABBEY CLANCY The sovereign power of the people, exercised through their representatives in Congress, with the con... THADDEUS STEVENS The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC Anything man can make, man can destroy. JONATHAN ANTHONY BURKETT You may not have the power to change the whole world ,but you have the power to change someones whol... LILLIAN L.ELIE The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and g... MITT ROMNEY Words do not create change as much as example does. Be the example BRENT M. JONES Although our inattention can contribute to our lack of total well-being, we also have the power to c... GREG ANDERSON The doubt has the mysterious power to bring out the hidden reality of life. ANUJ SOMANY Hey you the "Supreme Power Within Myself" uplift my soul that I make no more mistakes and patiently ... NEHA KOTHARI If you look at a stream or river and close your eyes it will be amazing the flow of ideas that will ... GARY F EVANS... The power of man;Man does not only have the power to accomplish great & unbelievable things in life,... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Acknowledge and express your mistakes so you can prove to yourself and others that you can learn and... SERGIO ORTIZ Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6,... BRUCE LIPTON You have the power to change. LES BROWN Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethi... SALMAN RUSHDIE Through consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we he... BRUCE LIPTON Dr. King's leadership reaffirmed the promise of our democracy: that everyday people, working togethe... MARIA CANTWELL Words Have The Power To Change Us CASSANDRA CLARE The best way for Wal-Mart workers to have a voice is through a union. Wal-Mart Workers of America wi... JOE HANSEN Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the conten... DANIEL GREENBERG The power to make the very ugly to become beautiful,is by getting used to seeing their faces. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to accomplish almost anything in life is by first getting used to the idea in your mind. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become dominant in business is by making the consumer get used to your product. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live long is by learning to develop a positive mental attitude about issues of life. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to know an ovulating lady is by observing how suddenly gay she has become. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to command everything to suddenly become cheap is by getting used to buying them. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a leader is by learning to have vision,integrity & control. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to have more money is by learning to spend less than you earn. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live without almost anybody in life lies within you,just get used to their absence. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to overcome procastination is by learning to do things today. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to overcome dissappointment in life is by learning to attempt one more time. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to make a person to feel bigger than he currently is & then quickly get what you want from... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to live without a person for one hour can also be extented & magnified so that you can als... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to make no name or face sound or look strange is by getting used to calling or seeing them... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to tame a stubborn child is by learning to direct his aggresiveness into success in other ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power to become a cassanova is by getting used to being embarassed. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We bridge the music industry together with fans who have terminal diseases to help change their dail... SCOTTIE SOMERS It begins with one voice and builds with other voices. The collective crescendo is just now reaching... JOSEPH BROWN You have the power to change everything you don't enjoy about your life. You do not have the power t... WILIAM CONSTANTINE Never be depressed about something you have the power to change. JACEY R. FOLEY Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you ... SEAN LENNON How to change the world: • spread positivity • bring people up instead of dragging the... GERMANY KENT Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power ... DALEY THOMPSON For the kids, who in their lives have never known the slightest power, delinquency is a way of looki... ALMA GUILLERMOPRIETO Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a paymen... AYN RAND We keep waiting for another Mahatma to make a difference in our society and nation. Well it is time ... JERONINIO ALMEIDA The real thing that keeps men and women apart, is fear. Women blame men and men blame women, but the... C. JOYBELL C. When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is. ELIZABETH WARREN The world will not change by our position in the Universe. Actions change when beliefs change; colle... MATTHEW A. PETTI We are not victims by nature...we are programmed to be victims...for good reason...if we truly embra... GAIL MARIE MACLEAN We must not compromise our commitment to raising healthier kids and building healthier communities. ... KIMBERLY BELSHE The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... JEANETTE CORON There are essential elements for our public schools to fully develop the potential of both students ... RANDI WEINGARTEN Words have the power to change us." - Tessa Gray CASSANDRA CLARE People are rejecting the power of the elite, but individuals such as Snowden are doing so in a posit... JEAN-MICHEL JARRE Your fate can never change you, only you have the power to change your fate... SHANE J VAN DER VELDE Change happens internally. That's where books go too. Therein lies the power. NINA JOSHI RAMSEY One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power... CASSANDRA CLARE The challenge is to really empower people to voice their values and concerns and get them to talk to... GREG CASINI As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is impo... RON CONWAY In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The power to change is in my hands. HELEN M. RYAN The power of mathematics is often to change one thing into another, to change geometry into language... MARCUS DU SAUTOY We each have the power to give. It’s the most gratifying feeling ever. By reaching out to help ano... DANA ARCURI My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves. AUNG SAN SUU KYI I applaud the Marian Anderson Award selection panel for identifying two outstanding individuals, Rub... JOHN STREET Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital. KEVIN O'LEARY Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital. KEVIN O'LEARY Change is in the air. This change reminds us that we are made and beautifully sculpted by the same p... STEVE MARABOLI Only you can change the altitude of your mind by applying; nothing has power over you; change is str... JEFFREY LEE GIBSON JR. “Books have the power to create, destroy or change civilizations.” ZAMAN ALI Only you have the power to change everything, or nothing... SHANE J VAN DER VELDE Books have the power to create, destroy or change civilization. ZAMAN ALI The commodity price for hydro will suddenly be based on what you use every hour. Our clients are sta... WAYNE BEAMISH Embrace your power. Change your life. Change the World. KAORU SHINMON The electoral system is not where change starts - it usually starts in communities and from the bott... GLORIA STEINEM Why waste your time being depressed about something you have the power to change? JACEY R. FOLEY We are very frustrated and concerned over where we are in this process. The union is engaged in a ch... BILL DALY My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world. PHILIPPE COUSTEAU, JR. The people are learning that you cannot leave decisions only to leaders. Local groups have to create... WANGARI MAATHAI I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, ... DENISE JUNEAU In extraordinary ways, through words and deeds, Sean O'Sullivan has demonstrated the power of ideas ... ANN JACKSON You can't judge the present by the past. Each day is different, and you live it differently. MARTY RUBIN
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