“I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.” — Donna Shalala Quote

“I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.”

“The economic dimension is very clear. I was at a dinner party, a mother got up, who's a very distinguished scientist, and said she had to get home and help her daughter with her homework. The two waiters, their faces changed. They were working their second jobs, they couldn't get home to help their kids with homework.”

“We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.”

“It's good that people are underestimating me. I'm the guy from Down Under, and I'm going to show them what's up.”

“I am used to people underestimating me.”

“I'm not underestimating Brandao at all. He won 'TUF' and he's in the UFC; obviously he's a good fighter.”