Contribution Quote by Peggy Noonan

Politicians, please, think of yourselves! Move to help Terri Schiavo, and no one will be mad at you, and you'll keep a human being…

— Peggy Noonan

What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends…

— Peggy Noonan

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order,…

— Peggy Noonan

But one immediate thing can be done right now, and that is: lower the temperature. Any way you can, and everybody. Just lower it.

— Peggy Noonan

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker…

— Peggy Noonan

Let's cause some senators distress.

— Peggy Noonan

Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions.

— Peggy Noonan

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains.

— Peggy Noonan

When everyone in America knows you're in a dreadful position, admit you're in a dreadful position. Don't lie about it and make them roll…

— Peggy Noonan

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty…

— Peggy Noonan

Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so.

— Peggy Noonan

Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea that America was a…

— Peggy Noonan