Shirley Hufstedler
Shirley Hufstedler
Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedlerwas an American lawyer and judge who served as the first United States Secretary of Education, under President Jimmy Carter. At the time of her secretarial appointment, she was the highest ranking woman in the federal judiciary...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth24 August 1925
CountryUnited States of America
justice blindfolded
Justice is a blindfolded woman.
humanity age world
I empathize with those who yearn for a simpler world, for some bygone golden age of domestic and international tranquility. But for the mass of humanity it is an age that never was.
ifs havens hard
If you haven't failed, you haven't tried very hard....
teacher children teaching
The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children; and asks that they be prepared ... to face the rigors of individual participation in a democratic society.
life play want
If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.
teacher people roles
The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.
keys rhythm-of-life survival
The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival.
education teaching school
I'm bilingual. I speak English and I speak educationese.
opportunity risk meaning-of-life
Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.
decided life
If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more.