next on c-span, "q&a" with david bobb. followed by "washington journal ." the u.s. house of representatives gavels back in later. "first ladies" returns with a look at the life and career of nancy >> this week on "q&a," author and educator david bobb discusses his new book titled "humility: an unlikely biography of america's greatest virtue." >> david bobb, in your book on humility, you say humility is a wimpy virtue. what did you mean by that? >> it is often seen as that. i make the argument that it is a virtue of strength. i think humility has fallen on hard times. it is seen as a virtue as something for wimps and wallflowers. people that are going to get run over. in order to be successful, conventional wisdom says you have to be assertive, bold, even putting yourself out there, self-promoting. i think humility countermand that. it councils a different disposition and attitude. >> define it. >> humility is an honest examination of oneself. you can admit you are imperfect, your imperfections, and think about how one might put others first in thought, word and deed

david bobb talking about his book that focuses on the life stories of five prominent figures from americanistory. after that, prime ministers' questions. politicalook at the strategies that republicans and democrats might use in the 2014 midterm elections. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," author and educator david bobb discusses his new book titled "humility: an unlikely biography of america's greatest virtue." >> david bobb, in your book on humility, you say humility is a wimpy virtue. what did you mean by that? is often seen as that. i make the argument that it is a virtue of strength. i think humility has fallen on hard times. it is seen as a

. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," author and educator david bobb discusses his new book titled "humility: annlikely biography of america's greatest virtue." >> david bobb, in your book on humility, you say humility is a wimpy virtue. what did you mean by that? is often seen as that. i make the argument that it is a virtue of strength. i think humility has fallen on hard times. it is seen as a virtue as wimps andfor wallflowers. people that are going to get run over. in order to be successful, conventional wisdom says you have to be assertive, bold, even putting yourself out there, self-promoting. i think humility countermand that. it councils a different disposition and attitude. >> define it. >> utility is an honest examination of oneself. imperfect,it you are your imperfections, and think about how one might put others first in thought, word and deed. it is the opposite of self- aggrandizement. >> what if you examine yourself and conclude you are terrific? >> muhamed ali said it is hard to be humble when you are his rate as i am. -- as great as i am. i think there is a lot of that kind of

biography of america's greatest virtue." >> david bobb, in your book on humility, you say humility is wimpy virtue. what did you mean by that? >> it is often seen as that. i make the argument that it is a virtue of strength. i think humility has fallen on hard times. it is seen as a virtue as something for wimps and

. >> our guest has been david bobb. he is a phd from boston college. he has written a book called "humility" and has become the president of the bill of rights institute in arlington, virginia. thank you very much. >> thank you very much for having me. >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. cable satellite corp. 2014] national captioning institute] >> on the next "washington journal" former obama secretary of defense will does nuss afghanistan and iraq. then healthcare spending then public defender talks about the program and more than 50-year history of providing free legal counsel for poor people in legal cases. >> life can be great. life to see itto in the colors god gave us. fullest ande to the make it count. say yes to your life, and when alcohol,to drugs and just say no. >> first lady nancy reagan as our original series returns monday night. also c-span radio and www.c- span.org. reddish the first question time of the year, -- rich

. >> our guest has been david bobb. he is a phd from boston college. he has written a book called "humility" and has become the president of the bill of rights institute in arlington, virginia. thank you very much. >> thank you very much for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> amaro, two 9:30 a.m.ning at eastern, live on c-span two, and later, i look at the use of military force around the world by the united states and the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. you can watch that at 12:15, also on c-span2, then, the role of health care providers, part of a report from the robert wood johnson foundation commission to build a healthier america. our live coverage begins over on c-span3. >> nancy reagan was the first sitting first lady to address the united nations and the first to address the nation in a joint app

. >> our guest has been david bobb. he is a phd from boston college. he has written a book called "humility" and has become the president of the bill of rights institute in arlington, virginia. thank you very much. >> thank you very much for having me. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> today on c-span, your calls live on "washington journal." live coverage of the u.s. house of representatives as they gavel back in. reagan was the first sitting first lady to address the united nations and the first to adjust the nation in a joint appearance with the president. >> to my young friends out there, life can be great. but not when you can't see it. open your eyes to life. to see it in the vivid colors that god gave us and the precious gift to his children. to enjoy life to the fullest and to make it count. -- and when it com

onavon bob -- david bobb ," sunday night on c- span's "q&a." consumer financial protection bureau joins executives from the national association of realtors to talk about housing policy and new lending rules that recently went into effect. this is an hour and a half. >> good morning. i am the 2014 president-elect of the national association of realtors. onlyng around, i'm the practitioner in here that actually lists themselves real estate for a living. i have been doing that for 25 years. i live in hot springs national park of arkansas. each of you for helping the national association of realtors start the year off .ith this discussion today we are going to talk about the to payroll. we are going to talk about mortgage lending and what effect the consumer financial protection bureau new rules coming into effect this friday might have on that process. it's an issue that's very important to the real estate industry. it is also very complicated. people have worked long hours to sort out the implications of specific language designed to improve the

. >> david bobb on humility sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >> new jersey governor chris christie held a news conference yesterday addressing reporters' questions about an apparent planned traffic jam on the george washington bridge that lasted for four days and possibly contributed to the death of a person needing immediate medical attention. here's a portion of his remarks. >> good morning. i come out here to this office where i've been many times before, and i come out here today to apologize to the people of new jersey. i apologize to the people of fort lee, and i apologize to the members of the state legislature. i am embarrassed and hue hilluated -- humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. les no doubt in my -- no doubt in my mind that the conduct that they exhibited is completely unacceptable and showed a lack of respect for their appropriate role in government and for the people that we're trusted to serve. two pieces to what i want to talk about today. the first is i believe that all of the people who were affected by this conduct deserve this apology,

. >> david bobb on humility, tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> the deadline is approaching for our studentompetition, open to the high school students. what is the most important issue that congress should address? send a-seven minute documentary. there's $100,000 in total prizes. entries are due by january 20. get more info at studentcam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. is a maria cardona political commentator on cnn. welcome back. also rich, thank you for being with us. let's begin with a couple of headlines. there is this from politico, tying in bob mcdonnell to as christie. the gop's tarnished golden boys. they point out that a cloud hangs over both republicans. bob mcdonnell faces a greater situation as he left office yesterday. the washington post says that they muddled search for a gop scandal hase bridge engulfed chris christie and brought more disruption to the already muddled republican search for a 2016 nominee. guest: it is, we are talking about 2016. we have barely creeps into 2014. we have a long way to go. in 2007, the last time hillary clinton was the nominee two yea

bobb on hisdavid book. then, another look at british prime minister david cameron and this year's first question time. and then testimony from state department and usaid officials. sunday roundtable including a longtime democratic party strategist and also a political commentator on cnn. welcome back to the "washington journal." with a couplein of headlines. there is this from politico this morning, tying in outgoing virginia governor bobby donald gop'sis christie, the tarnished golden boys, both republican golden boys, bob mcdonnell facing a far graver situation as he left office yesterday, and then there is this, a model search for a gop leader, the bridge scandal that has engulfed governor chris christie has also brought more destruction to the already model stages of the republican search for a 2016 nominee. we are talking about 2016, and we have just barely creep into 2014, so we have a long way to go. clinton was the nominee two years, it's a funny thing happened on the 20th of january, so the notion that this step should be settled in advance is just silly, on the one hand, and on the other han