Katharine Graham quotes

Katharine Graham was an American publisher and influential leader of The Washington Post. Her leadership played a key role in the newspaper’s coverage of the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate scandal. She became a pioneer for women in journalism and one of the most powerful media figures of her time. Here are 12 of her quotes:

To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun? (Katharine Graham)
Bromidic though it may sound, some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn. View quote
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A mistake is simply another way of doing things. View quote
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The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact power has no sex. View quote
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No one can avoid aging, but aging productively is something else. View quote
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The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is the most debilitating to the person who bears it. View quote
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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. View quote
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The only way I can describe the extent of my anxiety is to say that I felt as if I were pregnant with a rock. View quote
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There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows. View quote
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So few grown women like their lives. View quote
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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)
If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood. View quote
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Katharine Graham

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Occupation: American Publisher
Born: June 16, 1917
Died: July 17, 2001
Quotes count: 12
Wikipedia: Katharine Graham

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