It took me a while to learn that certain people may have important skills that are not always blazingly apparent. Gradually I came to realize - slow as I may have been - that what mattered was performance, that sometimes… — Katharine Graham Copy Share Image
In Washington, the public and the private intertwine in such a way that they can't be easily separated. This is the city where the… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
I always thought if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough, things would work out. I was wrong. — Katharine Graham Copy Share
My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
In my first year or so at the 'Post,' I began to write with some frequency on the least important issues - so-called light… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
I love Martha's Vineyard, where I have had a house for thirty years. I have loved visiting countries around the world. But I always… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted. — Katharine Graham Copy Share
“I resigned myself quite contentedly to the life of a vegetable. I went to cooking school in the morning, had lunch with friends, sat… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact power… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn. — Katharine Graham Copy Share
The organization that I joined when I went to work, the trade association called the Bureau of Advertising, became the first of many over… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
“I believe...that education is not only the most important societal problem but the most interesting.” — Katharine Graham Copy Share
There seems to me nothing very bad about a nation's capital having good intentions - and when the intentions are magnificent, so much the… — Katharine Graham Copy Share
Mountain climbing was one of Mother's favorite occupations, but she never succeeded in inculcating this passion in any of us. — Katharine Graham Copy Share
