Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me – just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
1992 became known as the ‘Year of the Woman’ because so many of us were elected to public office that November, including a record six to the United States Senate. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics; as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
Obama seems like he tries to talk everyone into what he believes – and that’s part of why we elected him, because he’s a calm, reasonable guy – but behind that, there has to be some fight. You have to be able to take a few punches and throw a few punches. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
During my years as a press secretary, I developed a powerful internal filter, which worked to strip all things ‘off message’ from my thoughts before they came out of my mouth. It didn’t always work, of course, and I said more than a few things I regretted. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
Obama has made America cool again – and more than that, he’s made his own brand arguably the most powerful the world has ever known. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States – with its unrivaled power and prestige – has begun to restore the country’s and the world’s faith in America as the land of opportunity. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
I look forward to a time, in the not so distant future, when we no longer look forward to ‘firsts’ as milestones women have yet to achieve, but we look back on them as historic events that continue to teach and inspire. Dee Dee Myers Read Quote
