Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.
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These cool or antagonistic relationships are part of life in Washington and are accepted as such, but I often think how self-defeating they are and how much better polite professional relationships would serve political figures and journalists in situations like this. I agreed with a charming message I got from George McGovern after he had been defeated for the presidency. He recalled making some bitter remarks about a couple of our columnists at a dinner party but wrote me, 'I have regretted that outburst and I have also established that the maximum time I can carry a grudge is about three months. This note is simply to say that I have now forgotten all campaign grudges. It is just too difficult trying to remember which people I'm supposed to shun.'Katharine Graham
With rare exceptions, I feel strongly that McGovern's rule is an appropriate one for us all. The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is most debilitating to the person who bears it.
Katharine Graham
Personal History ... I loved the first few chapters where she describes America's wealthy politicians and their inner circles. And the tracing of American politics...
Katharine Graham
If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood.
Katharine Graham
No one can avoid aging, but aging productively is something else.
Katharine Graham
If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage.
Katharine Graham
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