"The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life."

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Source : Frances Perkins, Joseph Paul St. Sure (1965). “Two views of American labor”

Frances Perkins

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“Paradoxically, to be truly idle, you also have to be efficient.”
“The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.”
“In their work, designers often become expert with the device they are designing. Users are often expert at the task they are trying to perform with the device. [...] Professional designers are usually aware of the pitfalls. But most design is not done by professional designers, it is done by engineers, programmers, and managers.”
“The female population exceeds the male, you know, especially in New England, which accounts for the high state of culture we are in, perhaps.”
“A lot of things inspire me. Music, for one; in addition to acting, I'm also a musician.”

Source : "Actress, Producer, Musician Josie Ho: Support from Family (and Puppies)". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”
“I would probably be a linebacker today. I wouldn't be carrying the ball 20 or 25 times a game.”
“She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it.”

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