I think Hillary Clinton's a very clever politician but she would be too easy to stereotype the way John Kerry was. — Maureen Dowd Clever Copy Share Image
As a woman, I know that if I write about another woman, it will be perceived as a catfight. — Maureen Dowd Another Copy Share Image
“So this general with the background in intelligence who is supposed to conquer Afghanistan can't even figure out what Rolling Stone is?… — Maureen Dowd 2010 Copy Share Image
Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you're not… — Maureen Dowd Agreement Copy Share Image
IT is an astonishing thing that historians will look back and puzzle over, that in the 21st century, American women were such… — Maureen Dowd 21st century Copy Share Image
When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel… — Maureen Dowd Black Copy Share Image
“We had the Belle Epoque. Now we have the Botox Epoque, permeated by plastic emotions from antidepressants and plastic veneers from collagen,… — Maureen Dowd Cosmetic surgery Copy Share Image
Even when conservatives have all the marbles, they still act as if they're under siege. Now that they are under siege, it… — Maureen Dowd Ifs Copy Share Image
“Women fear that men will have their way and then slither away. Men fear that women will come back and boil their… — Maureen Dowd Fear Copy Share Image
I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen. — Maureen Dowd Anna Copy Share Image
Yet it's true that looks matter in politics... It is also true that perfecting the outer shell has become an obsession in… — Maureen Dowd Barack Copy Share Image
My eating habits were so bad for many years that I didn't actually know the intricacies of making a salad. — Maureen Dowd Actually Copy Share Image
When you go into a fight saying you're probably going to lose, you're probably going to lose. — Maureen Dowd Fight Copy Share Image
The Obamas, especially Michelle, have radiated the sense that Americans do not appreciate what they sacrifice by living in a gilded cage.… — Maureen Dowd Appreciate Copy Share Image
Settling is about not embracing what is best for you and accepting what you really don't want. When you settle, you accept… — Maureen Dowd Accepting Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles. — Maureen Dowd Afghanistan Copy Share Image
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. — Maureen Dowd Authority Copy Share Image
The Republican game is hilariously transparent: if Obama doesn't shift to more muscular postures, he's not a patriot. If he does, he's… — Maureen Dowd Does Copy Share Image
