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
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
Potomac School proved to be my first big adjustment - one that helped me with a basic lesson of growing up: learning to get along in whatever world one is deposited. Katharine Graham adjustmentbasicbig 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
Those first few years of marriage, before the war interrupted all our lives, Phil and I had a very happy time. I grew up considerably, mostly thanks to him. Katharine Graham considerablygrowhappy Change image and 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
There have been two periods in my lifetime when the excitement of government and of public issues drew to Washington many of the bright young people graduating from colleges and law schools. These were essentially the Roosevelt and the Kennedy years. Katharine Graham brightcollegedraw 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
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
Being a woman in control of a company - even a small private company, as ours was then - was so singular and surprising in those days that I necessarily stood out. In 1963, and for the first several years of my working life, my situation was certainly unique. Katharine Graham companycontrolday share on social
