Cokie Roberts

Women rely on friends. ... That's where we draw sustenance and find safety. We can count on our women friends when we…

— Cokie Roberts

I think it's a good thing to have a lot of voices in the media, and I think, you know, let all…

— Cokie Roberts

I mean it's - it is hard to find a voice on talk radio that is not a conservative voice.

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“John Quincy Adams subscribed to the thesis that his mother's generation was unique when he complained to [his wife] that there were…

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But, the truth is and we can argue about whether this is right or not as long as we want to, but…

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As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school.

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Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby…

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Times do keep changing - thank God.

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“The Fifth Congress had recessed in July 1798 without declaring war against France, but in the last days before adjourning it did…

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A lot of women have come to understand that you can't just show up and say I'm unhappy, you have to then…

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There is such pleasure in long-term marriage that I really would hate to be my age and not have had a long-term…

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No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.

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The truth is, the notion that gay marriage is harmful to marriage, is sort of mind-boggling, because these are people trying to…

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“Nelly still seemed somewhat untamed. Eliza Powel once told her, "You look as if your clothes were thrown on with a pitchfork!”

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You know, others keep saying that there are too many candidates in the race, and once it gets down to a two-person…

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You have to pay attention to who you are. You need to know your family history as well as you can. It…

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Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.

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I always wanted children, but not until they were actually part of my life did I realize that I could love that…

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“At night the envoys received visits of a less savory sort. Three henchmen of Talleyrand’s came around regularly to demand payment in…

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I've known Al Gore since he was born. He has been the best little boy, he was a boring child, and he…

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Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and…

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