136 Quotes by Karen Hughes

It's offensive to me to suggest that somehow, as I've seen some headlines and some reports do, that people, that Americans weren't helped because they are poor or because of their race. That is anti-American. That is not what our country is about.

That reserve is intended for strategic and national security purposes, not for election year political purposes.

Unfortunately, you know, working in a spirit of cooperation and respect requires someone else to reach back, and I don't think that's happened and it's been disappointing because the debate in our country has become so rancorous.

That just defies all logic and all common sense. When Gov. Bush unveiled his plan to end social promotions in public schools, it was heralded by the national press as a sweeping reform, the most sweeping ever attempted in the country.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

it's sometimes hard to talk about difficult issues.

It's styled as a listening trip to show respect and to foster understanding both of people's concerns and our policies and our actions. We want to open minds and encourage dialogue.

And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.

It's an area of swing and independent voters. We hope Sen. McCain will help us reach out to these voters.