“ Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military. Maureen Dowd
“ Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. Maureen Dowd
“ I never presume to give advice on writing. I think the best way to learn to write is to read booksand stories by bood writers. It's a hard thing to preach about. As Thelonious Monk once said abouthis… Maureen Dowd
“ The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. Maureen Dowd
“ The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time. Maureen Dowd
“ McChrystal's defenders at the Pentagon were making the case Tuesday that the president and his men—(the McChrystal snipers spared Hillary)—must put aside their hurt feelings about being painted as wea… Maureen Dowd
