More - Cokie Roberts Quotes

Nobody talked about women as successors [to male anchors] for ages. To have a solo female anchor of the evening news is a milestone, there's no question about it. ... It's crazy at this time in our history, but there it is.

Cokie Roberts

 

They thought we were a bunch of self-satisfying, materialistic, selfish people who would crumble. We knew that's not who we were.

Cokie Roberts

 

We were told we should not pay any attention to John Roberts views and religion and now we are told that opinions and religion do matter. I believe there is a degree of sexism here. . .and ivy league prejudice going on here.

Cokie Roberts

 

As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school.

Cokie Roberts

 American Journalist

Hang in there, all of you out on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan or on aboard ships in the middle of the ocean.

Cokie Roberts

 

People came through. They all came together, they didn't worry about ratings, the stuff we spend way to much time worrying about. They became a community.

Cokie Roberts

 

No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.

Cokie Roberts

 American Journalist

I've known Al Gore since he was born. He has been the best little boy, he was a boring child, and he has never done anything wrong.

Cokie Roberts

 American Journalist

Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.

Cokie Roberts

 American Journalist

He's always hoped I would have one. I never have.

Cokie Roberts