“We have gone from holding the door out of courtesy to standing before it out of obliviousness.” — John Dickerson Courtesy Copy Share Image
A picture excites the love of parenting that comes through meditation on a child. — John Dickerson Children Copy Share Image
Officials in every White House crowbar the facts to make their cases. — John Dickerson Facts Copy Share Image
George W. Bush said the reason the Oval Office is round is there are no corners you can hide in. — John Dickerson Corners Copy Share Image
My instincts for asking questions is to press but not to be a jerk about it. — John Dickerson Asking Copy Share Image
It's hard to say what the Founding Fathers would think of the modern presidency. — John Dickerson Founding fathers Copy Share Image
We've seen, in Washington, both sides say they don't want to give up much of anything. — John Dickerson Anything Copy Share Image
Michael Flynn was forced to resign, we are told, because he told a big lie. But what about the little ones? — John Dickerson Big Copy Share Image
The goal of the moderator is to illuminate the views of the candidates on the issues that matter the most to voters,… — John Dickerson Goals Copy Share Image
The locker rooms that Donald Trump is in are not at the cut-rate gym with the broken treadmills - they are at… — John Dickerson Broken Copy Share Image
An old theory holds that air conditioning ruined Congress. Members no longer had to flee the Washington heat to spend the summer… — John Dickerson Air conditioning Copy Share Image
Things were so unpredictable in Comey's first meeting with President-elect Trump, the former FBI director immediately took notes in his car after… — John Dickerson Car Copy Share Image
The culture of undermining sends signals of disrespect. This approach not only saps motivation and undermines teamwork, it also lowers the motivation… — John Dickerson Culture Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's convention speech in 2004 had made him a political star, and he arrived in Iowa to crowds unseen in caucus history. — John Dickerson Communication Copy Share Image
My children are vampires. I don't mean that they are going to dress as vampires for Halloween. I mean that, like vampires,… — John Dickerson Cannot Copy Share Image
In the modern presidency, the Chief Executive is expected to respond to anxious national moments with words that stabilize the country. President… — John Dickerson Country Copy Share Image
My mother, Nancy Dickerson, was a reporter for CBS and NBC and the first female star of television news; my father, Wyatt… — John Dickerson Father Copy Share Image
There's the human side of people who are in public life that connects people. Whether it's favorable or unfavorable, it gives them… — John Dickerson Connection Copy Share Image
Claims of a decisive 'turning point' in any election are often overblown - more often, such a moment merely crystallizes a change… — John Dickerson America Copy Share Image
I believe that Jesus Christ existed and that He died for my sins. And I believe that what He said in the… — John Dickerson Believe Copy Share Image
I couldn't wait to get out, and at 14, I moved into a three-room Georgetown town house with Dad. I never went… — John Dickerson Dad Copy Share Image
In 2008, Senator John McCain forbid his staff from using an ad that referred to his opponent Barack Obama's inflammatory former pastor… — John Dickerson John mccain Copy Share Image
Inaugural speeches are supposed to be huge and stirring. Presidents haul our heroes onstage, from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr.… — John Dickerson Bell Copy Share Image
Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life. — John Dickerson Being Copy Share Image
If people feel like the boss doesn't respect them, they don't stretch for the boss. — John Dickerson Boss Copy Share Image
Some of us do talk about women like objects, which dehumanizes them. — John Dickerson About Copy Share Image
President-elect Trump says he's not even sure the Russians did the hacking. — John Dickerson Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
The math of durability in McCain's life is extraordinary. — John Dickerson Durability Copy Share Image
When I was first asked to be on 'Washington Week', I never prepared more for an appearance. — John Dickerson Appearance Copy Share Image
You're basically like glass: People see the candidates through you. — John Dickerson Basically Copy Share Image
Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing. — John Dickerson Business Copy Share Image
One of the worries about a presidency is that everybody tells you yes. Nobody helps you figure out where your blind spots… — John Dickerson Blind Copy Share Image
A president cannot grow a long-term lack of trust in someone with whom they had full confidence the day before. — John Dickerson Cannot Copy Share Image
In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve.… — John Dickerson Campaigning Copy Share Image
When the news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, the outpouring of well wishes all hailed his toughness. — John Dickerson Brain Copy Share Image
