I want to tell you how much I miss my mother. Bits of her are still there. I miss her most when I'm sitting across from her.
Id love to have William Faulkner, Beethoven and Bach over. I want to find out what makes those guys tick!
I think in losing we find out who that person really is.
I feel great physically. I feel really good.
As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.
Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.
I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.
I was born in the Midwest, where "salad" was cherry Jell-O with bananas in it. Now children are more aware of healthy foods.
I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick of portobello mushrooms. People are like,"A vegetarian's coming to dinner," so they serve those.
Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.
Its important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
I still get mad. I still get upset. But I let it go more quickly.
Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
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Candy Crowley: Biography and Life Work
Candy Crowley was a notable Broadcast journalist. The story of Candy Crowley began on December 26, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Candy Alt Crowley (born December 26, 1948) is an American news anchor who was employed as CNN 's chief political correspondent , specializing in American national and state elections. She was based in CNN's Washington, D.C. bureau and was the anchor of its Sunday morning talk show State of the Union with Candy Crowley . She has covered elections for over two decades.
Legacy and Personal Influence
Academic foundations were established at The Principia School, Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
Crowley has won several awards, including the Broadcasters' Award from the Associated Press , the 2003 and 1998 Dirksen Awards from the National Press Foundation , the 1997 and 2005 Joan Shorenstein Barone Award, a 2003 Emmy Award for her work on CNN Presents Enemy Within, the 2004 Gracie Allen Award for her war coverage, a National Headliner and a Cine award, the 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award , and the 2012 William Allen White Foundation National Citation from the school of journalism at the University of Kansas for her expertise on "politics, politicians, and the events that have changed the world."
Crowley is a vegetarian and practices Transcendental Meditation . She is divorced, and has two children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren. Her elder child is a neurosurgeon and her younger son a musician.
