Helen Thomas

Q: What do Jesus and Nicole Brown Simpson have in common? A: They were both killed by the Joooooooose.

George W. Bush is the worst President in all of American history.

You don't spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

Everyone with a cell phone thinks they're a photographer. Everyone with a laptop thinks they're a journalist. But they have no training, and they have no idea of what we keep to in terms of standards, as in what's far out and what's reality. And they have no dedication to truth.

I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. Truman had first proposed Medicare, but couldn't get it through.

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.

But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.

When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

You cannot criticize Israel in this country (USA) and survive