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Peggy Noonan Quotes

Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take the blows Picture Quote #1

Abortion is either OK or it’s not Picture Quote #1

You can get so well educated in America that your thoughts become detached from common sense. You can get so complicated in your thinking that the obvious isn’t real to you anymore Picture Quote #1

But one immediate thing can be done right now, and that is: lower the temperature. Any way you can, and everybody. Just lower it Picture Quote #1

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don’t go along to get along; do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave, and be something else Picture Quote #1

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain Picture Quote #1

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My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair, chose marijuana. Now we are in our Cabernet stage Picture Quote #1

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: ‘that world is gone Picture Quote #1

I do not know what the Democratic Party spent, in toto, on the 2004 election, but what they seem to have gotten for it is Barack Obama. Let us savor Picture Quote #1

Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it’s fresh, we’re on the ocean. Of course it’s for sale, we’re not giving it away. Of course it’s here, otherwise the sign would be someplace else. The final sign: FISH Picture Quote #1

When you forget yourself and your fear, when you get beyond self-consciousness because your mind is thinking about what you are trying to communicate, you become a better communicator Picture Quote #1

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We are all afraid. That’s the thing that unites all truly successful people: fear, fear of failing, fear of criticism, fear of letting down the team in some way. That why they try so hard, that’s why they pay attention to detail and try to get every possible duck in a row. It’s fear Picture Quote #1

The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that their children will have it better than they did. This is a huge break with the past, with assumptions and traditions that shaped us Picture Quote #1

I was sailing from tedium to apathy with a side trip to torpor Picture Quote #1

The Democratic Party will now stick with its guy forever, no matter how harmful he is. Perhaps you call that loyalty, and perhaps there’s something to it, but a bigger part, I believe, is that you have come to think that winning is everything-that victory is the purpose of politics Picture Quote #1

The thing political figures fear most is a terror event that will ruin their careers. The biggest thing they fear is that a bomb goes off and it can be traced to something they did or didn’t do, an action they did or didn’t support. They all fear being accused of not doing enough to keep the citizenry safe Picture Quote #1

Memo to future presidents: Never stake your entire survival on the painful passing of a bad bill. Never take the country down the road to ‘Demon Pass.’ Picture Quote #1

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The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain Picture Quote #1

Naps are nature’s way of reminding you that life is nice, like a beautiful swinging hammock strung between birth and infinity Picture Quote #1

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 alive Picture Quote #1

There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views Picture Quote #1

Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so Picture Quote #1

You don’t tell people who disagree with you they’d be better off somewhere else. And you don’t reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them Picture Quote #1

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Don’t fall in love with politicians, they’re all a disappointment. They can’t help it, they just are Picture Quote #1

All great political families have myths: stories they tell themselves about how history happened Picture Quote #1

What conservatives and Republicans must recognize is that the White House has broken with them. What President Bush is doing, and has been doing for some time, is sundering a great political coalition Picture Quote #1

By trying to do too much, you risk not doing enough Picture Quote #1

Morals are concerned with what aids or impedes the fulfillment of basic human needs Picture Quote #1

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy Picture Quote #1

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Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take the blows (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Abortion is either OK or it’s not (Peggy Noonan Quotes) You can get so well educated in America that your thoughts become detached from common sense. You can get so complicated in your thinking that the obvious isn’t real to you anymore (Peggy Noonan Quotes) 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 Quotes) If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don’t go along to get along; do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave, and be something else (Peggy Noonan Quotes) The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain (Peggy Noonan Quotes) My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair, chose marijuana. Now we are in our Cabernet stage (Peggy Noonan Quotes) TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains (Peggy Noonan Quotes) You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: ‘that world is gone (Peggy Noonan Quotes) I do not know what the Democratic Party spent, in toto, on the 2004 election, but what they seem to have gotten for it is Barack Obama. Let us savor (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it’s fresh, we’re on the ocean. Of course it’s for sale, we’re not giving it away. Of course it’s here, otherwise the sign would be someplace else. The final sign: FISH (Peggy Noonan Quotes) When you forget yourself and your fear, when you get beyond self-consciousness because your mind is thinking about what you are trying to communicate, you become a better communicator (Peggy Noonan Quotes) We are all afraid. That’s the thing that unites all truly successful people: fear, fear of failing, fear of criticism, fear of letting down the team in some way. That why they try so hard, that’s why they pay attention to detail and try to get every possible duck in a row. It’s fear (Peggy Noonan Quotes) The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that their children will have it better than they did. This is a huge break with the past, with assumptions and traditions that shaped us (Peggy Noonan Quotes) I was sailing from tedium to apathy with a side trip to torpor (Peggy Noonan Quotes) The Democratic Party will now stick with its guy forever, no matter how harmful he is. Perhaps you call that loyalty, and perhaps there’s something to it, but a bigger part, I believe, is that you have come to think that winning is everything-that victory is the purpose of politics (Peggy Noonan Quotes) The thing political figures fear most is a terror event that will ruin their careers. The biggest thing they fear is that a bomb goes off and it can be traced to something they did or didn’t do, an action they did or didn’t support. They all fear being accused of not doing enough to keep the citizenry safe (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Memo to future presidents: Never stake your entire survival on the painful passing of a bad bill. Never take the country down the road to ‘Demon Pass.’ (Peggy Noonan Quotes) The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Naps are nature’s way of reminding you that life is nice, like a beautiful swinging hammock strung between birth and infinity. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) 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 alive. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) You don’t tell people who disagree with you they’d be better off somewhere else. And you don’t reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Don’t fall in love with politicians, they’re all a disappointment. They can’t help it, they just are. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) All great political families have myths: stories they tell themselves about how history happened (Peggy Noonan Quotes) What conservatives and Republicans must recognize is that the White House has broken with them. What President Bush is doing, and has been doing for some time, is sundering a great political coalition. (Peggy Noonan Quotes) By trying to do too much, you risk not doing enough (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Morals are concerned with what aids or impedes the fulfillment of basic human needs (Peggy Noonan Quotes) Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy (Peggy Noonan Quotes)

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