184 Quotes by Nancy Gibbs

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.

Americas presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.

Hillary Clinton wants to leave behind No Child Left Behind.

Time is valuable; people are busy.

I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.

For God to be kept out of the classroom or out of America's public debate by nervous school administrators or overcautious politicians serves no one's interests. That restriction prevents people from drawing on this country's rich and diverse religious heritage for guidance, and it degrades the nation's moral discourse by placing a whole realm of theological reasoning out of bounds. The price of that sort of quarantine, at a time of moral dislocation, is - and has been - far too high.

In modern warfare, journalists are among the first responders, seeking out truth in the turmoil and wreckage, wherever it takes them.

If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand, the presidents have powerful motives—personal and patriotic—to help one another succeed and comfort one another when they fail. But at the same time they all compete for history’s blessing.

Once a conflict has dragged on for a decade, most people are tired of war - and the troubles that flow from it.