Margaret Brennan

“There's really no substitute for being able to sit across from someone, have eye contact, see and read their body language, hear the inflection in their voice in a real way.”

“Any place can be romantic if you're there with the right person. Being able to travel well with a partner is a great read into whether you can make it as a couple.”

“Our country needs more people who listen, think for themselves, and treat each other with respect.”

“There is a place for the hot take. There is a place for the tweet.”

“I love D.C. - people who have such cosmopolitan background, who are doing interesting things. It's a fraction of the size of Manhattan but the knowledge that people have is amazing.”

“I think about some of those parents and friends of mine who have to turn their kitchen tables into home offices and school rooms and juggle that, trying to teach their kids. That's pretty hard.”

“I think figuring out how to do the best job you can, because frankly, no matter what gender you are - in television news - you're all measured by the same thing: which is the news you make or break, and the ratings you are able to deliver. But, how the audience hears you - or how the interviewer does - is also interesting.”

“I covered financial news and Wall Street for a decade.”

“Traveling with my husband is great as he is a sponge for new languages and tries to learn them on our trips.”

“In the social-media environment that we're living in, everyone's got an opinion whether you want it or not. There's an extra layer to that as a female questioner.”

“I lived in Manhattan for 12 years and grew up outside New York City, so that was definitely how I saw the center of the world.”

“When you cover someone day in and day out, you start observing their habits or how and when they respond well.”

“I'm vegetarian and my husband is not, so the one kind of commonality in our palate is that we both love spicy food.”

“I do believe there's a hunger in this country to have a civil conversation and to listen to each other again and that's what we try to do. That's what I try to do.”

“What people want on a Sunday morning is not to be in the breaking news fray. They want someone to call hits and misses, and to bring context and perspective and to be even-handed.”

“You know, TV, by nature is a collaborative process.”

“I don't think physical therapy is part of most people's wedding routines.”

“Well I started out as a dancer, so I was used to this performing - performance arts. Started out getting used to being on stage. As I got a lot older that became public speaking or debate.”

“If you're just inflaming your electorate, are you making anything better?”

“I studied Arabic and speak some Spanish.”