The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is the most debilitating to the person who bears it. Katharine Graham More Quotes by Katharine Graham More Quotes From Katharine Graham If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood. Katharine Graham misunderstood rich wealth In Washington, the public and the private intertwine in such a way that they can't be easily separated. This is the city where the personal and the political are most closely linked. Katharine Graham political cities way Although at the time I didn't realize what was happening, I was unable to make a decision that might displease those around me. For years, whatever directive I may have issued ended with the phrase, 'If it's all right with you.' If I thought I'd done anything to make someone unhappy, I'd agonize. Katharine Graham me you decision time One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted. Katharine Graham natural-beauty live beauty sometimes To me, involvement with news is absolutely inebriating. It's what makes my life exciting. Katharine Graham my-life me news life My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did. Katharine Graham sister family lucky mother In my first year or so at the 'Post,' I began to write with some frequency on the least important issues - so-called light editorials. The titles themselves are revealing of just how light: 'On Being a Horse,' 'Brains and Beauty,' 'Mixed Drinks,' 'Lou Gehrig,' and 'Spotted Fever.' Katharine Graham horse important light beauty I truly believed that other people in my position didn't make mistakes; I couldn't see that everybody makes them, even people with great experience. Katharine Graham mistakes great experience people One of my principal childhood memories is hearing one of the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies waft throughout the house. Katharine Graham principal childhood house memories Those first few years of marriage, before the war interrupted all our lives, Phil and I had a very happy time. I grew up considerably, mostly thanks to him. Katharine Graham marriage happy time war The image of me as someone who likes or can deal with a fight is wrong. Some people enjoy competition and dustups, and I wish I did, but I don't. But once you have started down a path, then I think you have to move forward. You can't give up. Katharine Graham me you competition people Family ownership provides the independence that is sometimes required to withstand governmental pressure and preserve freedom of the press. Katharine Graham independence family freedom sometimes It took me a while to learn that certain people may have important skills that are not always blazingly apparent. Gradually I came to realize - slow as I may have been - that what mattered was performance, that sometimes people might have to be helped to develop, and that it takes all kinds to make an organization run properly. Katharine Graham performance me sometimes people The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome. Katharine Graham overcome days some better In large families, it seems it is hardest to be either the first or the last child. That was certainly true in ours. Katharine Graham true first last child Mountain climbing was one of Mother's favorite occupations, but she never succeeded in inculcating this passion in any of us. Katharine Graham never mountain passion mother Potomac School proved to be my first big adjustment - one that helped me with a basic lesson of growing up: learning to get along in whatever world one is deposited. Katharine Graham me learning world school Mother set impossibly high standards for us, creating tremendous pressures and undermining our ability to accomplish whatever modest aims we may have set for ourselves. Katharine Graham high whatever ability mother I believed - and believe - that capitalism works best for a freedom-loving society, that it brings more prosperity to more people than any other social-economic system, but that somehow we have to take care of people. Katharine Graham best society believe people
