“Some princes are born in palaces. Some are born in mangers. But a few are born in the imagination, out of scraps of history and hope... Barack Hussein Obama did not win because of the color of his skin. Nor did he win in spite of it. He won because at a very dangerous moment in the life of a still young country, more people than have ever spoken before came together to try to save it. And that was a victory all its own.” PeopleTryingStillsCountryMomentsTogetherYoungWinningBornImaginationDangerousColorVictorySkinsBarackSpiteHusseinPalacesScrap Author:Nancy Gibbs
“For God to be kept out of the classroom or out of America's public debate by nervous school administrators or overcautious politicians serves no one's interests. That restriction prevents people from drawing on this country's rich and diverse religious heritage for guidance, and it degrades the nation's moral discourse by placing a whole realm of theological reasoning out of bounds. The price of that sort of quarantine, at a time of moral dislocation, is - and has been - far too high.” PeopleHas BeensCountryWholeSchoolChristianAmericaNationsInterestReligiousMoralRichPoliticianBoundsDrawingDebateNervousGuidanceRealmsReasoningHeritageClassroomDiverseDiscourseRestrictionTheologicalDegradeAdministratorsQuarantineDislocation Author:Nancy Gibbs
“In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water...” PeopleWorldRunningWaterAccessDevicesToiletsMobileRunning Water Author:Nancy Gibbs
“Maybe as times get worse we get better. Our pain makes us feel other people's too; our fear lets us practice valor; we are tense, and tender as well. And among the things we can no longer afford are things we never really wanted anyway.” PeopleFeelsWellsWantedPainFearPracticeGet BetterTenseValor Author:Nancy Gibbs
“You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and get out of there. But there are a few little rituals that have to be observed. One of them is that the president must host the incoming president in the White House, smile as if they love each other and give the American people the idea that democracy is peaceful and honourable and there will be a good transfer of power” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingLittlesIdeasHousePresidentWhiteDemocracyDyingGoes OnOfficePeacefulWhite HouseRitualHostTransfersLove Each Other Book:The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Source: The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
“The one problem with the Internet for journalists who like doing long form is that any story that's going to involve 16 screens on the web page... that's asking a lot of people.” PeopleLongStoriesProblemFormInternetPagesAskingScreensJournalistWeb Page Author:Nancy Gibbs
