Silence is deeply important in all of our lives. Sally Quinn More Quotes by Sally Quinn More Quotes From Sally Quinn ... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it. Sally Quinn governmentwritingpeople We're newspaper junkies; I can't imagine life without a newspaper. Sally Quinn junkieimaginenewspapers The football season is like pain. You forget how terrible it is until it seizes you again. Sally Quinn painfootballsports That's what I've decided I am. A seeker of wisdom and truth. Sally Quinn seekersdecided Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them. Sally Quinn position-of-powerhousepeople Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them. Sally Quinn people Last week I did a piece for Style on advice to Laura Bush about how to help her husband. This week it's religion. It just depends on what I find interesting at the moment. Sally Quinn husbandadviceinteresting We live in such a noisy world that we need to stop and just let things happen. Let it grow. Sally Quinn growsworldneeds I was brought up by an Episcopalian father and Presbyterian mother in nondenominational Army chapels all over the world and never really had much religious experience. Sally Quinn religiousmotherfather I never know what I'm going to do for the Post next. Two weeks ago I had a piece on Homeland Security. This is one of my pig ongoing projects. How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack. Sally Quinn ongoingpigstwo I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were. Sally Quinn crowdspeopleyears Religion is something that you need to do in silence. Sally Quinn silenceneeds I would rather live in McCain's world than Obama's. But I believe that we live in Obama's world. Sally Quinn i-believebelieveworld Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere. Sally Quinn whitepeoplethinking Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats. Sally Quinn pollsdemocratshows Women will have all the power one day anyway. It's just a matter of time. Sally Quinn matter-of-timeone-daymatter It is only in the fundamentalist religions that women are relegated to second class. Radical Evangelicals, Muslims, and Jews all have the same view of women. Sally Quinn fundamentalist-religionviewsclass Its always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons. Sally Quinn wagonsadministrationcircles Social climbing and power climbing -- the two are often synonymous -- are what make Washington run. ... If there are more than two people together, if there are three, one of them is climbing. Sally Quinn climbingrunningtwo The primary motivation in the world of television is fear. People are scared to death. Ambition and enthusiasm and interest and the desire to excel are secondary. Because fear is an enormous motivating force, many in the medium are afraid to make decisions, take chances, do anything innovative. Sally Quinn motivationambitionpeople
