All Maureen Dowd Quotes
- 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… Abortion
- 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… Act
- The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a… Attention
- Women are affected by lunar tides only once a month; men have raging hormones every day. Affected
- It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them. Fear
- Women have become so obsessed with not withering, they've forgotten that there are infinite ways to be beautiful. Beautiful
- Afghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles. Afghanistan
- 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… Big
- 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… American
- 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… Became
- 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,… Apart
- 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… Admiration
- 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… Accepted
- I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen. Anna
- Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last. Akin
- 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… Bells
- 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… Condescend
- 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… Agreement
- The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. Abundance
- Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. Authority
- Eric Schmidt looks innocent enough, with his watercolor blue eyes and his tiny office full of toys and his Google campus stocked with volleyball courts… Bears
- Everybody is continuously connected to everybody else on Twitter, on Facebook, on Instagram, on Reddit, e-mailing, texting, faster and faster, with the flood of information… Cocktail
- F.D.R. achieved greatness not by means of imposing his temperament and intellect on the world but by reacting to what the world threw at him. Achieved
- I don't understand men. I don't even understand what I don't understand about men. Even Understand
- Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military. Civilians