Nancy Gibbs Men Quotations

Across much of the developing world, by the time she is 12, a girl is tending house, cooking, cleaning. She eats what's left after the men and boys have eaten; she is less likely to be vaccinated, to see a doctor, to attend school.

America's presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.

Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down.

In a year when it felt at times as if we had nothing in common anymore, we were united in this hope: that our men and women at arms might soon come safely home, because their job was done. They are the bright, sharp instrument of a blunt policy, and success or failure in a war unlike any in history ultimately rests with them.

You must get courageous men, men of strong views and let them debate and argue with each other.

Americas presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it.