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" Journalists like to give themselves credit for being on the hunt for 'the truth.' But if we embrace this undoubtedly noble but somewhat haughty interpretation of a calling, we inevitably become susceptible to slam dunk answers. "

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" We're not paying attention to the fact that Hillary Clinton is running in 2006. Everyone is looking to her for the future. It's the same with anybody else who's positioning themselves. "

Gwen Ifill

Future

Everyone

Looking

" When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection. "

" Because I have moderated two general election debates - in 2004 and 2008 - I know better than to carp from the sidelines. I am confident in my accomplishment of having had Queen Latifah portray me on 'Saturday Night Live' both years. "

" Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to land a reporting job at 'The Washington Post,' which pretty much put me in a state of constant awe. Bob Woodward would dish up ice cream sundaes for anyone stuck working on the weekend. "

Gwen Ifill

Job

Ice Cream

" People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. "

" My job as a reporter is not to know what I think. "

" Folks who are getting their strokes in the South are not as unhappy with Howard Dean. You don't see anybody starting any movement to get him out of office. "

" I wish more people read hard copies of the newspaper and watched the evening news from start to finish. "

" Barack Obama's historic 2008 presidential campaign touched on all the themes I have covered throughout my career and all of the layers of meaning that run through black politics. Ambition. Aspiration. Fear. Folly. It was all on display as Obama boarded the roller coaster that ultimately led to the White House. "

" If someone is complaining about the question or the questioner rather than providing an answer, they're usually trying to change the subject. "

" I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential. "

Gwen Ifill

Truth

Taught

" I've been fortunate enough to write a book and travel the country to sign and sell it, so I can safely say that a five-second burst of conversation while you're scribbling your name, over and over, is not the most reliable way to bond with Americans. "

" Hyperbole is not easily dealt with. Usually, it collapses under its own weight. "

" I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to. "

Gwen Ifill

Talk

Loved

" Moderating a debate means spending more time with briefing books than with your children. It means writing and rewriting and rephrasing. It means finding a way to be alert enough to notice when your question goes unanswered and nimble enough to decide what you will do about that on the spot. "

" Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country. "

" I'm a preacher's kid, and we were always told, Act right all the time, because someone's always watching. "

" Simply as an exercise in efficient politics, Obama '08 rewrote the textbook. His accomplishment was historic and one that transformed how race and politics intersect in our society. Obama is the leading edge of this change, but his success is merely the ripple in a pond that grows deeper every day. "

" One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief. "

" When population shifts - brought about by fair housing laws, affirmative action and landmark school desegregation rulings - political power is challenged as well. "

" As someone who asks questions for a living, there are few things that annoy me more than people who won't ask for themselves. Social media is a great help, but so is something as simple as turning on your television or powering up your laptop to watch a smart news show. "

" We will wait to see if it is a doozy before we decide how to cover it, and what it all means. "

" It's been years, decades, since a president has lost a major trade initiative. That would be bad headlines. "

" I believe if we only are talking to people who agree with us, we are failing in some way to understand our world and our country. "

" Don't count out other amazing programming like Frontline. You will still find more hours of in-depth news programming, investigative journalism and analysis on PBS than on any other outlet. "

" I make more money in a week than my father made in a year. "

Gwen Ifill

Made

Week

" The common agenda both sides seem to share is: Whatever works. "

" One of the best features of my career is that I have gotten to meet and work with some of the most stellar people in the business. From Tim Russert and Jim Lehrer to Bryant Gumbel, Andrea Mitchell and Judy Woodruff, I have learned from the leading lights. "

" On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House. "

" History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton. "