If you’re one car accident away from poverty, you’re on a high wire without a safety net. And that’s a challenging proposition. – Thomas Perez
Children, if they haven’t been introduced to foods by the time they’re 3 years old, are afraid of it, as if it would hurt them. They don’t really get out of that until they’re 6 or 7 – it’s a safety mechanism, and you’re not going to win. – Tyler Florence
We have for too long been taught that the sight of a man speaking to himself is a sign of eccentricity or madness; we are no longer at all habituated to our own voices, except in conversation or from within the safety of a shouting crowd. – Teju Cole
I believe we’re making a mistake if we regard job creation and job safety as mutually exclusive or inherently in conflict; they can and they must go hand-in-hand. – Thomas Perez
These vessels are out of sight, out of mind. They are exempt from minimum-wage requirements, from Coast Guard inspections, OSHA regulations and other safety laws. – Steve Finley
Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They’re just more engaged at work. – Tom Rath
And then the conditions of safety – or lack of safety – for teachers in public schools, and the disparity between public schools and private schools is shameful. – Warren Beatty
Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens. – Thomas Vilsack
I feel like I’ve got feet firmly in different camps. Between the right of gun ownership and public safety. – Tim Walz
I was a wild kid. I was left to climb trees. And you know those railways logs, they piled them up, six feet apart, and I’d jump from one to the other. Without a safety net! I was an incredible tomboy. – Shirley Bassey
If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive. – Susan Rice
There is insufficient support for the police and safety and law enforcement, in general, in the city council. – Steve Chabot
Healthcare providers will compete to offer the best record of patient safety at the lowest prices. Hospitals and patients will benefit from having accurate information about areas of excellence and areas that must be improved. – Timothy Murphy
Whether it’s veterans’ disability claims, infrastructure projects, dam safety, or helping our farmers, what I am focused on is being useful for folks in the Hudson Valley. – Sean Patrick Maloney
We have rules about the environment and rules about worker safety and rules about consumer protection. – Sherrod Brown
I’m a capitalist. I believe in capitalism. But capitalism only works if you have safety nets to deal with people who are naturally left behind and brutalized by it. – Thomas Friedman