"The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders’ attitudes toward risk – and failure." ― Dee Dee Myers Topic(s): Nature Tags: exposed, nature More From Dee Dee Myers "That’s not to say that women’s priorities are better than men’s. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit." "Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution." "I look forward to a time, in the not so distant future, when we no longer look forward to ‘firsts’ as milestones women have yet to achieve, but we look back on them as historic events that continue to teach and inspire." More In Nature "In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful."― Alice Walker "I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else."― James Taylor "It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department."― Robert Shea