“Many women in particular fail to see the positive benefits they might ...” — Cathy Newman Quote

“Many women in particular fail to see the positive benefits they might gain from engaging in the political process because they find the mud-slinging and name-calling too much of a distraction.”

“Clearly a small minority of corrupt MPs have tarnished the prospects of the decent hard-working majority.”

“Life on Capitol Hill is hard and demanding. It is normal to work from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. and in fact most key decisions are taken outside 'normal' business hours.”

“I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play.”

“Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there's no visual distraction.”

“The idea is to improve somebody's day. That's how I've always viewed my job. I'm a distraction therapist. I make people's problems go away for just a little bit.”