Quotes by Karen Hughes

About Karen Hughes:

Karen Parfitt Hughes is the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush.
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I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years.

Karen Hughes

Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.

Karen Hughes

Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.

Karen Hughes

As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.

Karen Hughes

I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.

Karen Hughes

We have to worry about protecting the Constitution.

Karen Hughes

The facts are on our side.

Karen Hughes

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.

Karen Hughes

The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.

Karen Hughes

I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a great deal.

Karen Hughes

And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions.

Karen Hughes

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

Karen Hughes

Unfortunately, you know, working in a spirit of cooperation and respect requires someone else to reach back, and I don't think that's happened and it's been disappointing because the debate in our country has become so rancorous.

Karen Hughes

In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president.

Karen Hughes

I never dreamed I would one day work at it White House.

Karen Hughes

And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a...

Karen Hughes

Author Bio

  • NameKaren Hughes
  • DescriptionAmerican diplomat
  • BornDecember 27, 1956
  • CountryFrance; United States Of America
  • ProfessionDiplomat