Rachel Martin Quotes & Sayings

When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back then were loyal to the British Crown and thus were not so thrilled when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. — Rachel Martin

If when you hear a song by OK Go you conjure up thoughts of a gigantic Rube Goldberg device or treadmills or drones or perfectly executed dance routines, then you know that this is a band that is masterful at coming up with amazingly creative music videos. — Rachel Martin

There's no way to get around it; online dating is work. And some people are more skilled at this kind of communication than others. — Rachel Martin

About half of the loyalists who left the United States ended up going north to Canada, settling in the province of Nova Scotia and also becoming pioneering settlers in the province of New Brunswick. — Rachel Martin

Every team has kind of a style or adjectives people use to describe the game that the team plays. — Rachel Martin

There's not much place for the loyalists - especially the loyalists who left - in standard American history. — Rachel Martin

We have to laugh. Life is hard and the news is often grim - you should be able to turn on NPR's Weekend Edition every week and know that we are going to make you think, make you question - and make you laugh, preferably out loud. — Rachel Martin

History is, as we know, written by the winners. — Rachel Martin

Even before President [Barack] Obama announced actions aimed at tightening controls on gun purchases, sales were up, partly in reaction to terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. Gun dealers say the president's initiatives have spurred sales. At the same time, polling shows more than two thirds of Americans support the president's proposals, including a majority of gun owners. — Rachel Martin

Childhood is messy and beautiful. — Rachel Martin

Free speech in Bangladesh can get you killed — Rachel Martin