“Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life.” ImportantSometimesStoriesDirectRelation Author:Linda Vester
“I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself.” WantWantedParentSupportProveSupport Me Author:Linda Vester
“And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as a correspondent.” ThinkingDifficultMarriedGetting Married Author:Linda Vester
“As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it's just your survival mechanism that makes you hardened to some of it.” SometimesStoriesEasySurvivalJournalistMechanismDisturbingEasy To GetHardened Author:Linda Vester
“I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life.” ThinkingTwoNumbersLuxuryStableAnchorsStable Life Author:Linda Vester
“The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence.” WorldFeelsMadeSchoolHouseNaturalClearPositionEmotionalConfidenceAuthorityMade ItEntitledEntitlementEntitlement ProgramsSense Of Entitlement Author:Linda Vester
“But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven't done that, literally, in years. It seems like such a small thing, but it is so nice.” YearsFirstsDoneSeemsNightMy OwnSleepNiceHavensBedFirst TimeEvery NightSmall ThingsNight Time Author:Linda Vester
“In my rational mind, I know... that is a very simplistic way of looking at it, but when there is violence of that kind, it challenges my faith. I still can't say that I totally understand why - why that is allowed to happen.” KnowsWayMindKindStillsHappensFaithChallengesViolenceRational Author:Linda Vester
