In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You can hire pragmatic, and you can buy and bring in policy wonks. But you cant buy… — 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
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
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
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
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
Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share
TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share
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
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
Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share
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
The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain,… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share
