When George W. Bush hit the campaign trail in 2000, the precious possession he brought with him from home was his personal feather pillow. The theme of the Bush years was obliviousness. He was famously unavailable for debate and dialogue.… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Admitting weakness seems to be such a severe psychic threat for Bush that when he makes a mistake it's safer just to reinforce it.… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Oprah's stock in trade has always been her powerful unmediated connection. She could feel your pain and empower you to talk about it. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
The digitally native generation has no idea what has been lost to the freedom of intimacy that has no fear of being recorded. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Obama can't change his cool disposition, though it would be nice if he lost the vaguely grudging air he gives off that problems of… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Politicians have always been required to be fake, but now the career havoc wrought by a stray, flying sound bite means they have to… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
American newspapers are dying mostly because they were so dull for so long, a whole generation gave up on them. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be boring, but… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
The women of Afghanistan, left behind as their men fought, did what the women of World War II did - used their wits and… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Your normal Wall Street big-swinging Richard has enough of a lingering moral compass to at least tell himself that his wizardry benefits somebody or… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease...by turning any answer into another question. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
