Quotes About Cokie Roberts

#1. I've known Al Gore since he was born. He has been the best little boy, he was a boring child, and he has never done anything wrong.

Cokie Roberts

#2. I think it's a good thing to have a lot of voices in the media, and I think, you know, let all flowers bloom.

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#3. To bring a love ethic to every dimension of our lives, our society would need to embrace change.

Bell Hooks

#4. The truth is, the notion that gay marriage is harmful to marriage, is sort of mind-boggling, because these are people trying to get married. But it seems to me, if you want to defend marriage against something, defend it against divorce.

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#5. Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.

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#6. Hesitated; swooped again; hesitated again; swooped once more

Timothy Zahn

#7. No one will laugh at how great things are for somebody.

Harold Ramis

#8. Women rely on friends ... That's where we draw sustenance and find safety. We can count on our women friends when we need a good laugh or a good cry.

Cokie Roberts

#9. I always wanted children, but not until they were actually part of my life did I realize that I could love that fiercely, or get that angry.

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#10. The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because it's not a meritocracy. It turns into a bureaucracy, which is exactly what has happened. The teachers can't teach and administrators run the place and nobody can be fired. It's terrible.

Steve Jobs

#11. I mean, I always want everyone to kiss me, but I also don't want anyone to ever even think about trying any funny business because I swear to God I will yell and run. It's sort of hard to explain.

Katie Heaney

#12. Times do keep changing - thank God.

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#13. Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.

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#14. You have to pay attention to who you are. You need to know your family history as well as you can. It is important for young women to have preventive care. If you catch any women's cancers early it's the difference between life and death. Do you really want to leave your kids without a mother?

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#15. As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school.

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#16. Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and who were generals and soldiers.

Cokie Roberts

#17. But you'll get it back-you'll get it all back, with your face...

Edith Wharton

#18. No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.

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#19. I always know it's Sunday because I wake up feeling apologetic. That's one of the cool things about being a Catholic ... it's a multifaceted experience. If you lose the faith, chances are you'll keep the guilt, so it isn't as if you've been skunked altogether.

Janet Evanovich

#20. I mean it's - it is hard to find a voice on talk radio that is not a conservative voice.

Cokie Roberts