I have a constitutional weakness in which I am very easily distracted by flashing lights. If there is a TV on in the room, I can’t have a conversation with you. I won’t eat, I won’t sleep, I’ll just meld with my couch. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It’s like being paid to eat. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I’m a national security liberal, which I tell people because it’s meant to sound absurd. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I don’t think about people watching me on TV. I think it would stress me out. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who died of AIDS. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
When it starts to seem like you have popped into bed with a specific party, it makes it difficult for people to believe you are not doing someone else’s bidding for them. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
Gay people – generally speaking – have a responsibility to our own community and to future generations of gay people to come out, if and when we feel that we can. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I think a lot of people of my generation are discomfited by the assertion of neutrality in the mainstream media, this idea that they’re the voice of God. I think it’s just honest to say, yes, you know where I’m coming from but you can fact-check anything I say. Rachel Maddow Read Quote
I’m sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they’re doing what they’re doing, but I do think that if you’re gay you have a responsibility to come out. Rachel Maddow Read Quote