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Helen Thomas
American
Journalist
About the author
It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Time
#War
#Peace
#Women
#Silence
All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Press
But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Will
#War
#Leaders
Every President hates the Press.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#President
#Press
Every president thinks that all information that comes to the White House is their private preserve after they all promise an open administration on the campaign trail, but some are more secretive than others. Some want to lock down everything.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Want
#President
#Information
#Open
#Promise
I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Now
#People
#Credibility
#Nixon
I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Question
I think I'll work all my life. When you're having fun, why stop having fun?
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Life
#Work
#Fun
I'm covering the worst president in American history.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#President
#American
#History
If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Children
#Future
#Care
#Generations
This is the worst President ever. He George W. Bush is the worst President in all of American history.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#President
#American
#History
There are better ways we can transform this virulent hatred - by living our ideals, the Peace Corps, exchange students, teachers, exporting our music, poetry, blue jeans.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Peace
#Living
#Teachers
#Students
#Music
#Poetry
#Hatred
#Ideals
We got the vote, which we should've been born with, in 1920. Everything we've had to struggle for - it's ridiculous.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Vote
#Struggle
We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#People
#Democracy
#President
#American
#Society
#Press
We won't really know what will happen until it happens.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Will
When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Business
#News
You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Democracy
The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself. All we need is another liar... I think he'd like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#Day
#President
#Country
The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I learned from history books and from covering every president starting with John F. Kennedy.
Helen Thomas,
American
Journalist
#People
#President
#American
#History
#Books