Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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We have emphasized the importance of applied action research because it allows evidence-based policy and program development and a focus on learning. We are also committed to using a participatory approach in which local people, local program managers and providers, local researchers, women's health activists, and national decision-makers play the leading role. International "experts" from technical assistance agencies or universities can make important contributions, but they certainly don't have all the answers.

Ruth Simmons's Popular Quotes

Fear of failure is the fuel of achievement. If you weren't afraid to fail, you probably wouldn't be highly motivated to work at the level that most o…

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It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

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Because in traditional Hindu culture menstruation is associated with a variety of social taboos, prolonged menstrual bleeding produced conflicts with…

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If you are the kind of person who listens to conservative advice, you may do okay in life, but you probably won't ever be a fantastic leader. You hav…

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Strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, …

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the most important thing one can do for children is not accept the limitations they are so willing to impose on themselves.

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If you want to scale-up, the first thing you have to do is to expand your own team.

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There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition.

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Major changes become possible if you work in a participatory manner, listen to local people, diagnose what the problems are, provide training and ide…

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