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Dana Perino QUOTES

1 " The Cuban Missile Crisis. It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I'm pretty sure. "

― Dana Perino

2 " It’s okay to have butterflies in your stomach, as long as you make them fly in formation, "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

3 " Say little. But when you speak, utter gentle words that touch the heart. Be truthful. Express kindness. Abstain from vanity. This is the way. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

4 " soon as voices are raised productivity is lost. Disagreeing for disagreement’s sake won’t get you very far. To win a heated argument, you have to keep your cool. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

5 " Well, you're gonna have to put your big girl panties on and deal with it! "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

6 " I also don't think that parents should pay for their children's graduate or law school. Helping a student with a four-year bachelor's degree is very generous, but an advanced degree should be considered a personal responsibility. That will ensure that the coursework is taken very seriously and makes the young person take ownership of their degree. and when they graduate, it's a shared accomplishment that the whole family can be proud of. But do not encourage graduate school just for graduate school's sake. Work experience is much more valuable if the decision come down to that. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

7 " elected leaders can’t get along at all. Hateful comments have become normal in Washington, and that’s made for some of our greatest disappointments. In their personal lives and businesses, average Americans have to work with people they don’t necessarily agree with all the time—but they can set that aside, be constructive, and get results. So, they ask, why can’t Members of Congress do the same? "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

8 " I look at it this way - I don't ever want to apologize for something i've said, but I want to be gracious enough to be ready to apologize if I ever need to. My answers to those questions have come gradually and after some trial and error. In my own life, personally and professionally, I've realized that being civil is an active decision that I get to choose to make several times a day. That's why I believe there's hope - civility is not extinct. It is a choice. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

9 " Once I chose just to be myself, everything fell into place. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

10 " I asked the first guy, “So what was it that made you want to become a Navy SEAL—chance for adventure? Family tradition? Physical challenge? Desire to see the world?” “Oh no, ma’am. Chicks dig it,” he said. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

11 " whirlwind romance—like something "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

12 " Holland, Italy, "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

13 " I worry about how aggressive and vicious our discourse has become. I don’t think all is lost, however. I believe that there are ways that we can get our public debates back on track, because civility and manners are a matter of choice. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

14 " In America, we are blessed with the freedom to speak our minds—and we should do so thoughtfully. We also have to recognize that people who disagree with us are not enemies. We’re all in this together—and we should act like it. In "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

15 " On Writing Well, by William Zinsser The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett There are also several podcasts on writing that I like, including these: Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing Write about Now, with Jonathan Small A Way with Words, with Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett Mad Dogs & Englishmen, with Kevin Williamson and Charles C. W. Cooke (this isn’t a podcast about language, but their command of English is incredible) "

― Dana Perino , Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)

16 " When Air Force One landed, it taxied to the hangar where the Israelis were gathered to greet us. Since President Bush didn’t waste any time, we were up and ready to go, standing by the door as the plane came to a stop. The President had just put on his suit jacket and was straightening his tie. I loved when he said to his personal aide and his advance man, “Look alive, boys! America has arrived. "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

17 " And all of this is going on while you’re trying to have an enjoyable personal life as well. You might be getting pressure from family or friends for working too much. You’re wondering when you’re going to meet a stable, responsible, goal-oriented, and attractive life partner who makes you laugh like crazy. You want to get a dog (but don’t do it yet!). You want it all—and quickly. But you realize it is not happening as you imagined it would. "

― Dana Perino , Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)

18 " I was born in Evanston, "

― Dana Perino , And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

19 " You can’t solve a problem you haven’t defined. "

― Dana Perino , Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)

20 " The President's suggestion of forgiveness freed me, like a weight being lifted off my shoulders. It's a lesson I try to remember for all sorts of situations in life when I feel slighted and disappointed by others. And it was a blessing to have the President of the United States be the one to remind me to let it go. "

― Dana Perino