It is very important that our young people have constructive early work experiences. But it is equally important that their jobs are safe and complement their education, rather than complete it. - Alexis Herman
Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy. - Alexis Herman
The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership. - Alexis Herman
Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted. - Alexis Herman
My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them. - Alexis Herman
Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do. - Alexis Herman
An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs. - K. Eric Drexler
I don't really know how many films I've done, and I don't look at this as a race that I necessarily want to win. Nor is it a race that I want to stop running. - Donald Pleasence
The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique. - Vivienne Westwood