Rachel Maddow

“Social security isn’t a ponzi scheme. It’s not bankrupting us. It’s not an outrage. It is working.”

“A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.”

“If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.”

“If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.”

“So this is the only TV show in America where I am quite confident that you, the audience, will share my excitement when I tell you that coming up in our next segment, we have the best graph ever. Best graph ever.”

“The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.”

“I'm hopeless by e-mail, by phone, by text.”

“The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.”

“Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.”

“I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who died of AIDS.”

“When it starts to seem like you have popped into bed with a specific party, it makes it difficult for people to believe you are not doing someone else's bidding for them.”

“My life is better with every year of living it.”

“I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.”