Cokie Roberts

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Public service is a noble calling.”

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

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

“Change happens when people demand it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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