When everyone in America knows you're in a dreadful position, admit you're in a dreadful position. Don't lie about it and make… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea that America… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: 'that world is gone.' — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
You can get so well educated in America that your thoughts become detached from common sense. You can get so complicated in… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
No news conferences? Interviews now only with friendly journalists? You can't be president or vice president and govern in that style, as… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
In the 1950s and '60s the [democrat] party included many obviously earnest and thoughtful liberals who supported goals that were in line… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
The biggest improvement in the flow of information in America in our lifetimes is that no single group controls the news anymore. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
This is the Democratic paradox: You want so much to run America and yet you seem not so fond of Americans. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Do not be afriad! I can see that Americans are not afraid. They are not afraid of the sun, they are not… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Politicians, please, think of yourselves! Move to help Terri Schiavo, and no one will be mad at you, and you'll keep a human being… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order,… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
But one immediate thing can be done right now, and that is: lower the temperature. Any way you can, and everybody. Just lower it. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
When everyone in America knows you're in a dreadful position, admit you're in a dreadful position. Don't lie about it and make them roll… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea that America was a… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image