Cokie Roberts

“Public service is a noble calling.”

“The first rule of Washington is to follow the money.”

“As long as sixty-nine percent of the people running this country are men, there's going to be a women's vote.”

“It's always a mistake to make a bright line between the personal and the political.”

“Women are the glue that holds our society together.”

“I do think it's important to be kind to people. I do think it's important to be civil.”

“You can't be a journalist if you don't have a sense of humor.”

“The truth is, we all have biases. The question is whether we let them dictate our reporting.”

“History is not just about the big names. It's about the people who lived it.”

“Washington is a city of conversations. The more you're part of them, the better you understand what's happening.”

“I have always believed that what is good for women is good for the country.”

“I hate it when people say, 'I'm not a feminist.' Of course you are.”

“Change happens when people demand it.”

“I am a storyteller. That's what a journalist is.”

“You learn to ask the right questions at the right time.”

“We are a nation of immigrants. That is our strength.”

“Every woman who has ever run for office has had to answer questions that men never get.”

“The Founding Mothers are the women who rebelled against the patriarchy of the Old World and created the matriarchy of the New World.”