To love what you do and feel that it matters how could anything be more fun? Katharine Graham feelfunlove Change image and share on social
There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows. Katharine Graham decidedemocracyflourish share on social
Mother set impossibly high standards for us, creating tremendous pressures and undermining our ability to accomplish whatever modest aims we may have set for ourselves. Katharine Graham abilityaccomplishaim Change image and share on social
I adopted the assumption of many of my generation that women were intellectually inferior to men, that we were not capable of governing, leading, managing anything but our homes and our children. Katharine Graham adoptassumptioncapable Change image and share on social
The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex. Katharine Graham attributeconsiderfact Change image and share on social
I remember the Washington in which I grew up as a genuine small town. Maybe this is true for everyone, that we all feel that the times in which we grew up were simpler, less complex. Katharine Graham complexfeelgenuine Change image and share on social
My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did. Katharine Graham agebearbrunt Change image and share on social
In my first year or so at the 'Post,' I began to write with some frequency on the least important issues - so-called light editorials. The titles themselves are revealing of just how light: 'On Being a Horse,' 'Brains and Beauty,' 'Mixed Drinks,' 'Lou Gehrig,' and 'Spotted Fever.' Katharine Graham beautybeginbrain share on social
If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood. Katharine Graham misunderstandrichwoman Change image and share on social
My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more important ones. Katharine Graham activitybelittlechoice Change image and share on social
