Top 72 Quotes & Sayings by Martha MacCallum

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American journalist Martha MacCallum.

Last updated on November 22, 2024.

Martha Bowes MacCallum is an American conservative news host for Fox News. She is the host of The Story with Martha MacCallum, broadcast from Manhattan. MacCallum joined the network in 2004. Her interviews with President Barack Obama, General David Petraeus, Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, First Lady Laura Bush, and others have been featured on her programs.

American - Journalist | Born: January 31, 1964

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Political pendulums swing hard and feed on stark contrast.

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Our founders thought long and hard about what the office of president should be. George Washington resisted the role, and then defined it.

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I've always been a person that thinks nonfiction is more interesting than fiction, I love to read presidential biographies.

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Poise is a word that seems to have slipped out of the lexicon. There's no emoji for it.

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Our relationship with presidents is often like that of a teenager and parent. He's our leader, but sometimes we rail against his decisions for us. We push back at times to make sure he knows who's boss.

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There's a big battle going on in the country in regards to capitalism and socialism, and it's a debate that deserves attention.

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Americans fall into two categories when it comes to British royalty: loyalists and rebels. Loyalists made Princess Diana the all-time best-selling 57-time cover girl of People magazine.

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I worked at CNBC for several years.

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People choose their modes of information in much more tunneled ways. I think cable news contributes for sure. I think President Trump contributes.

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I'm probably as royal as Elizabeth Warren is Cherokee.

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There is no place like America. Between the stunning skyline of New York and the bright lights of Hollywood it is out there.

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I loved theater and went to Circle in the Square's post-graduate program for two years and studied acting and directing and I loved it. I loved acting and directing - I really like directing a lot. Some days I think maybe someday I'll go back and direct something.

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When I started at the Wall Street Journal after college in 1990, there were lots of smart women around me all the time. They were writing for the paper, serving as managing editor, winning Pulitzers and anchoring the weekend show I worked on. It was so inspiring to me.

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I think that there are some in the media who have an overinflated view of their mission.

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I've been doing 'America's Newsroom' and lots of other news shows and writing over the years. That's my thing.

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We will all look back on the Trump presidency as reporters one day over a beer, and say, we were there, we covered it all, and what a trip it was!

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I always believed if you worked honestly and pulled for the team, you could keep moving up. So, that's what I did.

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I'm sort of nerdy, I liked Shakespeare and Chekhov and the classics.

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Based on history, many presidents come into office with lots of plans, and an agenda and things they want to start and an order in which they want to do those things.

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Pennsylvania is one of the most important states in the country when it comes to the election of the president of the United States.

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Ceremony and ritual are like a warm, fuzzy coat to the Brits. It feels good to put it on.

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I always go with a classic hair look - sleek and to the side - for election coverage.

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Who doesn't like a good wedding? Even the most jaded, can be moved to enjoy the hopefulness of a young couple.

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The words used to describe the heroes of D-Day are not the current lexicon we tend to use for success. Humble, selfless, brave. Those are not words we attach in 2019 to superstars.

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I started my career at the Wall Street Journal, before moving on to CNBC and NBC.

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Honestly, I have had a very positive work environment and career at Fox News. I really like the people I work with.

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Nobody was going to beat Barack Obama in 2008. That's a fact. It was his moment. It wasn't that John McCain ran a bad campaign, or picked the wrong VP. It was just that it didn't matter, it was over when it started.

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When I was a toddler, we lived in Maryland and my mom would routinely pile us in the car to go see events unfolding in Washington, D.C. such as the return of Apollo astronauts, parading through the streets of D.C. on open back convertibles while we all waved pennants.

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It was great to learn producing news from the bottom up and although I often looked at the reporters and thought, 'I could do that!'

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I think if any president gets 30 - 35 percent of the agenda done within those first 100 days, I think it's a pretty big accomplishment.

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Death has a way of making us all stop and think about life.

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The Fox News that I know and work in is a team of producers, technicians, photographers, truck operators and production managers who barely have time to eat lunch, much less engage in bad behavior.

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All my life, I've had a strong belief that I want to judge myself and others on their contribution, not their sex. I don't think much of it when employers want applause for hiring women or minorities. Whether for the Supreme Court or McDonald's, if you hire the best person, you'll have a diverse workplace.

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If we are going to get serious about 'gun violence' we should get serious about facing the facts of the violent mentally ill.

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A society where divisiveness leads to crassness that seems to feel it's justified by political bent. Is that really who we want to be? Is that what our nation was built on?

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I'd love to interview Hillary and Bill Clinton together and ask them about their dynamic partnership.

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Donald Trump is a phenomenon. Barack Obama was a phenomenon. A phenomenon is a 'happening' or an 'experience.'

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Be proud, proud, proud to be an American.

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I come from a financial news background, originally, so that is a big area of focus for me.

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No nation helps more people around the globe. Our deep generosity is given so freely that it is simply expected, by others and by ourselves. From Ethiopia to Haiti to Japan where there is tragedy, famine or disaster, we lead the way with private and public help.

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Every time I travel for work, I always think that maybe they'll be time to take in some of the local sights. But there never is.

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We know Donald Trump wants to hit his goals ahead of time, and under budget.

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We work long hours during elections.

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A King and Queen can comfort the people in times of grief, and provide a nationalist camaraderie. That is the gift that royalty can give back.

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I think cheerleading is kind of dumb. I didn't admit to my daughter that I was a cheerleader until she was past the age when I thought she might want to do it.

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I like to do a little bit of exercise in the morning. I try to do, like, 20 to 25 push-ups in the morning, just to kind of get the blood flowing.

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In this country, we've gotten away from institutionalizing and we've moved toward assimilating and drugging the mentally ill.

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Work hard, always. You will succeed.

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I love real maple syrup.

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I started at the 'Wall Street Journal Report' as a production assistant typing chyrons and rolling the teleprompter, and then I became a producer, producing stories in the field, then the show's line producer.

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I love to swim in the ocean in big waves.

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Fox News Channel has a unique and very supportive relationship with our nation's military. We are proud of it. It's part of who we are.

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Being a 'Lady' used to be something to which all young women aspired.

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Early in my career, I was subjected to harassment in the form of some unwelcome suggestive comments and overtures.

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My favorite movie is 'Goodfellas.'

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I am a sucker for Instagram shopping.

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I think when I was in college I thought that, you know, like, sort of giving everyone an equal amount and spreading it around seems like a wonderful idea.

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Florida is a great microcosm of the country.

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Here, anyone can become president. We've had haberdashers, generals, lawyers, peanut farmers, community organizers and a real estate developer, to name a few. But perhaps no one had a better resume than George H.W. Bush.

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I don't look at life in terms of checking the boxes, making sure you have enough women here and enough men there.

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