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> [I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-respect-the-office-of-the-presidency-but-i-never-worship-at-the/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

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## More by Helen Thomas

> [I never thought about heaven per se. I think when you're dead, you're dead. If anything happens after that, you just hope you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-never-thought-about-heaven-per-se-i-think-when-you-re-dead-you-re/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [President Bush has asserted the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on any American without a warrant in the name of fighting terrorism. He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/president-bush-has-asserted-the-right-to-wiretap-and-eavesdrop-on-any/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [I'm of Arab background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-m-of-arab-background/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [Anybody who runs for public office today has got to know his life or her life will be an open book. I've decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/anybody-who-runs-for-public-office-today-has-got-to-know-his-life-or/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [There are better ways we can transform this virulent hatred - by living our ideals, the Peace Corps, exchange students, teachers, exporting our music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/there-are-better-ways-we-can-transform-this-virulent-hatred-by-living/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [I think I'll work all my life. When you're having fun, why stop having fun?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-think-i-ll-work-all-my-life-when-you-re-having-fun-why-stop-having/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [American journalism's crazy old aunt in the attic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/american-journalism-s-crazy-old-aunt-in-the-attic/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [“Today, because of the immediacy of the live TV appearance with the direct quote, the presidency seems hamstrung with governing by polls and turning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/today-because-of-the-immediacy-of-the-live-tv-appearance-with-the/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [Maybe the Jefferson case will give members of Congress second thoughts the next time they get ready to legislate away the rights of ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/maybe-the-jefferson-case-will-give-members-of-congress-second/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, I'll be one 'til I die, what else should a reporter be when you see so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-m-a-liberal-i-was-born-a-liberal-i-ll-be-one-til-i-die-what-else/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [If you want to be President, decide it at the age of five, and then live accordingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/if-you-want-to-be-president-decide-it-at-the-age-of-five-and-then/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/we-are-the-only-institution-in-our-society-that-can-question-a/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [I had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with Kennedy. But for ease and comfort, it would be Gerald Ford. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/i-had-a-lot-of-fun-bantering-back-and-forth-with-kennedy-but-for-ease/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [“Anybody in public life is well aware of how important the judgments of the press are. I'm firmly convinced that if the good Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/anybody-in-public-life-is-well-aware-of-how-important-the-judgments/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

> [All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-thomas/all-presidents-rail-against-the-press-it-goes-with-the-turf/)

[Helen Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-thomas/)

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