The Reverend Jeremiah Wright would baptize Obama, perform his marriage to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, baptize their daughters, and draw him into the raucous, restless family of faith that Obama had never known before. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room.… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
Be bored and see where it takes you, because the imagination's dusty wilderness is worth crossing if you want to sculpt your soul. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
[Former chief executives] come away thinking that America needs a strong, functioning presidency to succeed, and they become very protective of that office. Democrats… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
It's hard to think of any tool, any instrument, any object in history with which so many developed so close a relationship so quickly… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
“Lydon Johnson realized he really was President, that his identity had changed by President Kennedy's shocking death, when aides who had been like family… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
A typical smart phone has more computing power than Apollo 11 when it landed a man on the moon. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
George W. Bush, though a president's son, is cast as Reagan's heir even more than his father's. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
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… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
If you want to humble an empire it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share
