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> [In 27 years of reporting from Washington, I've never heard a President admit he made a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/in-27-years-of-reporting-from-washington-i-ve-never-heard-a-president/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

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## More by Sam Donaldson

> [The President's very shrewd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/the-president-s-very-shrewd/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [The press . . . traditionally sides with authority and the establishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/the-press-traditionally-sides-with-authority-and-the-establishment/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/the-truth-is-when-i-got-started-in-this-business-it-wasn-t-because-i/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/i-d-rather-work-with-someone-who-s-good-at-their-job-but-doesn-t-like/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [I wanted to be in this business, and once I got into the business I knew I enjoyed it, and I liked it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/i-wanted-to-be-in-this-business-and-once-i-got-into-the-business-i/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/my-mother-did-all-she-could-to-control-me-but-at-age-14-she-sent-me/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [It wasn't until the late '70s that a lot of people knew me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/it-wasn-t-until-the-late-70s-that-a-lot-of-people-knew-me/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [But in 1941, on December 8th, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, my mother bought a radio and we listened to the war news.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/but-in-1941-on-december-8th-after-the-japanese-attacked-pearl-harbor/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [If you have a setback, and you're not doing well and then you overcome it somehow, it always sticks with you. You know it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/if-you-have-a-setback-and-you-re-not-doing-well-and-then-you-overcome/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [News conferences are the only chance the American public has to see Ronald Reagan use his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/news-conferences-are-the-only-chance-the-american-public-has-to-see/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [If you sent me to cover a pie-baking contest on Mother's Day, I'm going to ask dear old Mom why she used artificial sweetener…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/if-you-sent-me-to-cover-a-pie-baking-contest-on-mother-s-day-i-m/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/as-i-went-to-college-i-went-into-radio-and-television-now-i-suppose/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [My personal opinion is that guns kill people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/my-personal-opinion-is-that-guns-kill-people/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [Let's face it: Many on the political right believe this president ought not to be there - they oppose him not for his polices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/let-s-face-it-many-on-the-political-right-believe-this-president/)

[Sam Donaldson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-donaldson/)

> [Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-donaldson/call-me-a-braggart-call-me-arrogant-people-at-abc-and-elsewhere-have/)

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