A biography for Mary Katharine Hamhasn’t been written yet.
“I want to be a straight shooter about what policies I think are good, what policies I think are bad. But I also think it's important to remember that not every crisis has to be an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10.”
“My mother and father had to change every clock in the house manually and they had three small children. Yet I never remember them complaining about something so inconsequential as Daylight Saving Time.”
“Often, a correct criticism of President Donald Trump is he violates norms. Too often, those who criticize him resort to violating norms themselves to fight him.”
“Ignoring parent concerns or pretending they're solely driven by prejudice and partisanship will not earn it back.”
“My kids are awesome.”
“Why is it always liberals who seem so genuinely, overtly surprised when black candidates are viable candidates, and in their surprise, evoke old, damaging stereotypes about them? If you'll excuse a Bushism, I think it's because much of their political philosophy and existence depends upon misunderestimating minorities.”
“Mistakes will always happen, but the way they're corrected can help.”
“My personality is such that I just kind of go with the flow.”
“Sometimes, people don't believe me when I say the schools in much of the U.S. were closed for a year. If you didn't see it up close, it would seem absurd, even impossible.”
“You're not obligated to date and marry somebody who you fundamentally disagree with... but I do think opening yourself up to the idea that people who believe different things can enrich your life can make you better at communicating.”
“No matter how 'commonsense' you might consider some gun regulations, they have to pass constitutional muster to become a reality.”
“Valentine's Day is a holiday of high emotions, mostly stress. The occasion has the unique ability to make both those who do participate in it and those who don't feel vaguely unfulfilled.”
“If there's one thing I've learned about First Lady Melania Trump since her husband was elected president, it's that she can wear the hell out of a coat. Dramatic, functional, militaristic, sporty, tailored, avant garde - she covers a lot of ground with her coverings.”
“Trump attacks the media because trust in media is low.”
“I loved newspapers. I loved the dusky marks on my fingers that proved I had spent the morning educating myself.”
“There are injustices in the world. Life isn't fair.”
“After college, I covered news for a couple of years. There were things I loved and hated about it. I loved hard deadlines, watching sports for a living, writing every day, learning all about a new town, meeting its people and learning its quirks.”
“I found 'Dunkirk' visceral and the timeline a bit challenging, but it paid off nicely as the movie's three storylines join as the action culminates.”
“TV images are powerful and sometimes unfair.”
“I'm convinced the most powerful example my mom set for me was not working outside the home, although she did and she was dedicated and great at it. She worked outside the home and never seemed ashamed of it.”