“ After 9/11, whatever the evidence of intelligence failures, many people still saw that attack as almost unimaginable, so brutal and brazen an assault. Nancy Gibbs
“ Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers. Nancy Gibbs
“ I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen. Nancy Gibbs
“ A typical smart phone has more computing power than Apollo 11 when it landed a man on the moon. Nancy Gibbs
“ Enter politics, and you enter the glass house; there are no secrets and no places to hide. Nancy Gibbs
“ There are many things that matter much more than an editor's gender in shaping the direction of the leadership. Nancy Gibbs
“ In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own. Nancy Gibbs
“ Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. Nancy Gibbs
“ Be bored and see where it takes you, because the imagination's dusty wilderness is worth crossing if you want to sculpt your soul. Nancy Gibbs
“ For the truly faithful no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt no miracle is sufficient. Nancy Gibbs
“ Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp… Nancy Gibbs
“ The Reverend Jeremiah Wright would baptize Obama, perform his marriage to Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, baptize their daughters, and draw him into the raucous, restless family of faith that Obama had ne… Nancy Gibbs
“ Family dinner in the Norman Rockwell mode had taken hold by the 1950s: Mom cooked, Dad carved, son cleared, daughter did the dishes. Nancy Gibbs
“ Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there's no harm… Nancy Gibbs
“ On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports lea… Nancy Gibbs
“ All our efforts to guard and guide our children may just get in the way of the one thing they need most from us: to be deeply loved yet left alone so they can try a new skill, new slang, new style, ne… Nancy Gibbs