Quotes from Gwen Ifill

If Donald Trump has proved anything, it is that there is nothing more powerful than a candidate's voice.

Diversity is essential to the success of the news industry, and journalists must include diverse voices in their coverage in order to reach a broader audience. We have stories to tell, but many in our audience have stopped listening because they can tell that we're not talking about them.

You would like me to say that the veil will be ripped from the voters' eyes sometime between now and November, thereby restoring the proper version of Democracy to the House and Senate. I won't say that, of course. The simple reason is, I don't know.

I recognize that it often serves competitors best to talk past each other - especially when you are trying to claim the fleeting attentions of voters on a debate stage or on social media. But think how much more clarity we could get if the people who wanted to be president clearly explained why he or she is the better choice.

History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton.

We will wait to see if it is a doozy before we decide how to cover it, and what it all means.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides.

It's never too late to move to a good place to try to improve your child's outcomes in adulthood.

People are always surprised when they see me speak live that I have a sense of humor. And I say, Well, you know, there's not much opportunity to laugh when you're reporting the dread news of the day.

I wish more people read hard copies of the newspaper and watched the evening news from start to finish.

I'm a preacher's kid, and we were always told, Act right all the time, because someone's always watching.

Americans don't mind rich politicians. History is full of them. What they do mind are people who ask for their vote but don't connect with them.

Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to land a reporting job at 'The Washington Post,' which pretty much put me in a state of constant awe. Bob Woodward would dish up ice cream sundaes for anyone stuck working on the weekend.

When population shifts - brought about by fair housing laws, affirmative action and landmark school desegregation rulings - political power is challenged as well.

We're not paying attention to the fact that Hillary Clinton is running in 2006. Everyone is looking to her for the future. It's the same with anybody else who's positioning themselves.

If you start to catalog Hillary Clinton's positions between now and 2008, we're going to have a lot of conversations because there are a lot of places for her to go.

Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation.

Hyperbole is not easily dealt with. Usually, it collapses under its own weight.

I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to.

I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential.

Barack Obama's historic 2008 presidential campaign touched on all the themes I have covered throughout my career and all of the layers of meaning that run through black politics. Ambition. Aspiration. Fear. Folly. It was all on display as Obama boarded the roller coaster that ultimately led to the White House.

I've spent so many years talking about lame ducks in the White House and Congress, and it's never occurred to me to find out what the heck it means. It turns out it's an old English hunting term - something about firing at a duck without quite killing it. In any case, the hobbled duck limps on, at a distinct disadvantage.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.