Linda Vester Quotes

And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as a correspondent.
Linda Vester

Family, Thinking, Difficult

As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it's just your survival mechanism that makes you hardened to some of it.
Linda Vester

Sometimes, Easy, Makes

But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven't done that, literally, in years. It seems like such a small thing, but it is so nice.
Linda Vester

Time, Nice, Sleep

But there's always a Mass. It's not a formal Mass at all. We're sitting around her dining room table with wine and Eucharist and holding hands. It's very informal and small, but to me that's a wonderful way to have Mass.
Linda Vester

Small, Around, Wine

Finally, I get to have houseplants and they stay alive.
Linda Vester

Alive, Stay, Finally

I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself.
Linda Vester

Parents, Wanted, Support

I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life.
Linda Vester

Life, Love, Learning

In my rational mind, I know... that is a very simplistic way of looking at it, but when there is violence of that kind, it challenges my faith. I still can't say that I totally understand why - why that is allowed to happen.
Linda Vester

Faith, Mind, Happen

So now my road map has changed and I don't have a really clear idea of what the next stops are.
Linda Vester

Idea, Road, Next

Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life.
Linda Vester

Life, Important, Sometimes

The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence.
Linda Vester

Leadership, Women, School

What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very guilty for chasing this dream career of mine, at the expense of my parents.
Linda Vester

Parents, Career, Down

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: June 11, 1965

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