2023 USSYP Yearbook - Flipbook - Page 6
SPEAKER QUOTES
“The capacity for change is a gift, the
ability to change is a skill, but the will
to make change — that is a choice.”
“We value and believe that our
job is to speak truth to power.”
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
Bayan Galal (USSYP CT – 2019)
“I don’t know
anyone who has ever
been in a war who
did not profoundly
believe that peace
was a better option.”
Lise Grande, President and CEO
U.S. Institute of Peace
“Most people in the
public eye are great
talkers, but the real
gift is to be a good
listener. If you are
not listening, you are
probably not going
to be a good leader.”
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
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“Remember that you can be the good roots
that help the branches flourish. When you
grow, others grow. When you are at your
best, others can be at their best.”
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
“I want us to aspire
to be a nation of kind
neighbors, compassionate
citizens, loving parents
and courageous, resilient
kids. That, to me, is a
strong nation.”
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
“It’s the history we share
as a community that pulls
us together into a nation,
and that is dependent upon
a deep, rich, layered and
detailed understanding of
the past.”
Senate Historian Betty Koed
“Your government
is a living, breathing
creature. It needs
caretakers.”
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough
“You cannot just
automatically
have peace.
You must learn
it. You must
cultivate it.”
Michael Yaffe, U.S.
Institute of Peace