My instincts for asking questions is to press but not to be a jerk about it. — John Dickerson Asking Copy Share Image
Officials in every White House crowbar the facts to make their cases. — John Dickerson Facts Copy Share Image
Some of us do talk about women like objects, which dehumanizes them. — John Dickerson About Copy Share Image
A campaign gives you focus. You wake up to a different hotel alarm clock every day, but you know your mission. — John Dickerson Alarm 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
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
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
A picture excites the love of parenting that comes through meditation on a child. — John Dickerson Children 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
“We have gone from holding the door out of courtesy to standing before it out of obliviousness.” — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
When Barack Obama was asked about his lack of executive experience in 2008, he pointed to his successful campaign as proof he… — John Dickerson Barack obama 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
The walls of our upstairs hallway testify that we once had photogenic children. There are rows of framed pictures that show them… — John Dickerson Baseball Copy Share Image
Mr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obama presidency is… — John Dickerson Accept 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
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
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
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
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
“We want our movies instantly. We order our groceries at lunchtime and expect them to arrive in time for dinner. We punch… — John Dickerson Capitalism Copy Share Image
That's what politics is. It's the story of what's happening, what does it mean, what's the conclusion, who are the interesting characters? — John Dickerson Conclusion Copy Share Image
When former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote his recent book, 'Duty', it was full of tough assessments and candor. — John Dickerson Book Copy Share Image
There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than… — John Dickerson Fighting Copy Share Image
When I interviewed John McCain in 2000 about whether he had taken medication for his anger, I remember thinking, 'Let's see how… — John Dickerson Anger 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
Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life. — John Dickerson Being Copy Share Image
Campaigns maybe encourage us to pay attention to attributes that maybe aren't that important in the presidency. — John Dickerson Attention Copy Share Image
There's kind of a Tom Harkin aspect to Bernie Sanders, even though Harkin is supporting Secretary Clinton. — John Dickerson Bernie sanders Copy Share Image
In addition to surviving the Forrestal, McCain has survived three other plane disasters, including being shot down over enemy territory. — John Dickerson Being Copy Share Image
I am always looking for material - whether for my notebooks or for Twitter or Instagram - which means I'm looking for… — John Dickerson Always Copy Share Image
Mother's Day is a welcome event in partisan times. Nearly everyone agrees that we should show mothers gratitude. — John Dickerson Day Copy Share Image
If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and… — John Dickerson Child Copy Share Image
Not everybody gets a chance to go fly around the country and spend time in places with people who aren't like them,… — John Dickerson Chance Copy Share Image
The house was big enough for my brother and me to have firecracker wars at one end and leave Mom and Dad… — John Dickerson Brother Copy Share Image
To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get… — John Dickerson Candidates Copy Share Image
A number of Donald Trump's supporters told me during the campaign they had faith that he would be a good president because… — John Dickerson Faith Copy Share Image
The swashbuckling independence of my childhood was not all good, and as a father, I'm puzzling out how to be part of… — John Dickerson Childhood Copy Share Image
If Michael Flynn lost his job because of a gradual erosion of trust, shouldn't the easy and frequent production of official statements… — John Dickerson Connecting Copy Share Image
