Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
This is what happens with a breakthrough. The first ones through the door often get bruised if not broken. Eventually, with a little political acumen and racial sensitivity and a lot of hard work, a smooth new place can emerge. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I'm not quite certain how you can force a candidate to stick by the rules. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I'm not in love. I'm not out of love. I'm just trying to find some version of the truth. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
If you take the conflicts we are used to dealing with, race over the years in America, and you combine that with the desire… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having a little… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Aspiring black leaders are often asked to transcend race, even though no one ever asked, say, Hillary Clinton to transcend gender. This is a… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I actually think agendas are more often found in State of the Union speeches than in inaugural speeches. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Poor children in Baltimore face even worse odds than low-income kids elsewhere, mostly because they remain in impoverished neighborhoods. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
There's five factors or characteristics of places where kids from poor backgrounds don't do very well. And those are places that have more economic… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my first job… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I don't think that Donald Trump represents the traditional Republican values and heritage of my party. That's one reason that I don't support him.… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
