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"I think she's a very formidable candidate.  One of the interesting things that she brings is that she has been under pressure. She understands the klieg lights. You know what I'm talking about."
~Presidential Bush on Hillary Clinton
[11.27.07]

"If you think America needs more enemies, if you think America needs to alienate more countries, vote for Giuliani."
~Andrew Sullivan to Chris Matthews
[12.05.07]

"If there's gonna be a parade, be the g**damn drum major!"
~James Carville
[12.13.07]

"I've made more bad decisions at 3:00am than I can list."
~Tim Gunn, on Project Runway
[12.20.07]

"Just by looking at us, you can tell, we are not more of the same.  We will change our country."
~Sen. Hillary Clinton, refering to herself and Sen. Barack Obama
[01.30.08]

"[Obama] is seen as unifying by his race while [Clinton] is seen as divisive by her sex."
~Gloria Steinem, in this
NYTimes op-ed
[03.05.08]

"Of course I am a Spice Girls fan.  I love everything that teenage girls love.  I am the oldest teenage girl."
~Fashion dee-zy-nuh Michael Kors
[03.14.08]

"Acknowledging you're a feminist is an act of gratitude for the people who went before you and fought for the rights that you're now enjoying."
~From
this video produced by the Feminist Majority
[03.27.08]

"I'm a fighter.  I'm going to be here forever."
~Martha Stewart
on the Hill
[04.21.08]

"It seems odd that that much music comes out of someone who looks so normal."
~
Stars lead singer Torquil Campbell on Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard
[05.06.08]

"Sarah Palin is to all women what Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is to African American women and men. With triumphs like these, who needs setbacks?"
~
Feminist writer Robin Morgan
[10.22.08]

"There is no one more surprised than I - except my husband.  And you know what they say:  Behind every successful woman is an astonished man."
~ General Ann Dunwoody, America's first female four-star general
[11.19.08]

"Listen, when you get home tonight, you're going to be confronted by the instinct to drink alone.  Trust that instinct.  Manage the pain.  Don't try to be a hero."
~Toby Ziegler, on the
West Wing
[01.28.09]

"It's not only a privilege to be your commencement speaker here today, but it's also a great relief because it dawned on me as I arrived that if I were speaking at UVA, I would have to speak much more slowly and use much shorter words."
~Tom Brokaw,
William & Mary's 2009 graduation speaker
[05.21.09]

"Let's remember that we should care about people even after they're born."
~
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
[10.01.09]

“Girl, I know you’re glad I didn’t get in the contest."
~the always-fantastic Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), to Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron
[06.21.10]