Maureen Dowd Quotes

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• Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new generation, with his…
• Even when conservatives have all the marbles, they still act as if they're under siege. Now that they are under siege, it is no time…
• The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a…
• Women are affected by lunar tides only once a month; men have raging hormones every day.
• It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them.
• Women have become so obsessed with not withering, they've forgotten that there are infinite ways to be beautiful.
• Afghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles.
• The Clintons want to do big worthy things, but they also want to squeeze money from rich people wherever they live on planet Earth, insatiably…
• The Obamas, especially Michelle, have radiated the sense that Americans do not appreciate what they sacrifice by living in a gilded cage. They've forgotten Rule…
• I strained to remember where I was or even what I was wearing, touching my green corduroy jeans and staring at the exposed-brick wall. As…
• When you're young, and even at times when you're older, it's hard to fathom this: What needs to be nurtured is the stuff that's different,…
• President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that…
• Feminism died in 1998 when Hillary allowed henchlings and Democrats to demonize Monica as an unbalanced stalker, and when Gloria Steinem defended Mr. Clinton against…
• I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen.
• Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.
• Digital platforms are worthless without content. They're shiny sacks with bells and whistles, but without content, they're empty sacks. It is not about pixels versus…
• Reagan didn't socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you can't…
• Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you're not up late studying…
• The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
• Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

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