Dana Bash

One dress I love - for me, it's a little edgy - it's sleeveless. It's black and it's leather. I've worn it on TV. ”

One of the things I love most about the Capitol Hill beat is that I have regular access to the lawmakers I cover. ”

I have been at CNN my entire career. When I first started, I raised my hand and volunteered for everything. It allowed me to get a wide range of experience and learn from the best - whether it was a cameraman or an anchorman. ”

For lots of reasons, including working crazy hours and having a job that required significant travel, I did not start trying to have a baby until I was in my late 30s. My experience is hardly unique. I am one of countless women who almost waited too long without realizing it. ”

When you report on Wall Street and health-care reform... what could be more relevant to people's lives? ”

I once wore a maroon leather dress with sleeves, which looked fabulous in real life but didn't look great on TV. It was shiny, and it looked like something Pinky Tuscadero would wear. ”

There is no such thing as balance in life, you just do the best you can, when you can with that you've got. ”

McCain was so passionate and determined, but he was also practical. He understood what a heavy lift it was to get a 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin on something that lawmakers feared would hurt their ability to campaign to keep their jobs. ”

Not all women want to have children. ”

I covered the White House during the Bush years when Ari Fleischer, Scott McClellan and Dana Perino were at the podium. We thought those were, at times, crazy press briefings, asking questions about major events like the Iraq War and the leaking of Valerie Plame's name and the outing of her as a CIA operative. ”