Pat Harrison

" When I started at all I wanted to be was a writer. To tell people stories. And just having that goal even when I got married and had kids was the thing. It has been the defining link in in my life."

" As president and CEO of the corporation for public broadcasting -- Paris and makes it her business to get the funding needed to tell stories that change people's lives we."

" Are really focused on community engagement at its communities are facing. So many challenges right now with this economic what have we want to call it recession I call it almighty god."

" Have served as the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs -- a mission a mutual understanding. Which was the same mission I had when I was at the State Department both PBS and NPR have been rated the most trusted source of news and information we are taking that trust. And that we are working within communities listening to communities in every community it's a different mission."

" Copper mine does so much could work -- covering so many issues. There was a recent documentary called the lion in the house about children with cancer. The result from that show is that we learned that parents. Who have very little money. Do not have enough time to take off from work to take their kids for radiation. As a result of a lion in the house. There was a consortium of people who volunteered their time to drive these kids for the medical care that they needed when I came back from Iraq. It was so emotional for me a recent document to reap alliance the switch and really showed that women. We're not supposed to be in combat in Iraq. Actually are fighting with the -- the most heroic courageous play but they're not getting the benefits when they come home from the war. And that's another example of the documentary. Thoughtfully done we have an opportunity to really understand what the issue is and then do something about how."

" Ladies and gentlemen the president of the United States. "

" And First Lady Michelle Obama she's hoping to inspire the next generation of public television viewers."

" We're looking hat innovation. We're looking have reaching out to a whole new generation. Of Americans more diversified. Young people people with different backgrounds. It's your public television and your public radio you own it. We can't say that in many countries and it's up to this American public to define what they want."

" You -- says she's like any other woman out there there are many chapters in American women's lives and sometimes you don't like your chapter. You may be stuck -- jobs were stuck in his career and suddenly decide and tell -- What you should do get some books you read about women who succeeded what you're going to find out none of us are really that special we're really. We just put one foot in front of the other and keep on going and sometimes you trip and the differences between the people who trip and they have a helping hand. How to get up."

" And it's inspirational woman made sure to let everyone know she didn't get to the top on her own."

" No one does it by themselves whoever says that they're just making that someone said to me you know pat -- sorry about networking. But it's not the net that's going to say he would still work I said now even the best trapeze artist works within that somehow we all need it."

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