I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing your society and having a chance to use your voice. Ellen Goodman chancefantasticjob Change image and share on social
Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up. Ellen Goodman attractivedawnexperience Change image and share on social
You can fire your secretary, divorce your spouse, abandon your children. But they remain your co-authors forever. Ellen Goodman abandonauthorchild Change image and share on social
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? Ellen Goodman appreciateclosenesscriticize share on social
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves. Ellen Goodman haterealthing Change image and share on social
Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in. Ellen Goodman casuallyitemtrade Change image and share on social
Call me a cockeyed pessimist, but I'm having trouble finding any good news in the trashing of Harriet Miers. Ellen Goodman callcockeyedfind Change image and share on social
When I was at 'Newsweek' magazine - which, you know, this really sounds like I walked four miles in the snow to school - but I started at 'Newsweek' magazine in 1963, which was before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. So it was actually legal to discriminate against women, and 'Newsweek' did. Ellen Goodman actcivildiscriminate share on social
Those inevitable dreams where you can't get your column in, you know, and at first they were the Xerox telecopy, and then they were the fax machine, and then they were, you know, email. The anxiety remains the same, but the technology has changed. Ellen Goodman anxietychangecolumn share on social
The women's movement was always going to work in two parts. With one part, we'd break open the doors that were closed to women, and with the other part, we'd walk through, transforming society for men and women. Turns out it was a lot easier to open the doors. Ellen Goodman breakclosedoor share on social