--- title: "17 Watchdog Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Watchdog quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Watchdog sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/lara-giddings-33159_dog_tasmania-needs-a-watchdog-not-a-lap-dog_2247415.jpg" --- > [Tasmania needs a watchdog, not a lap dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-giddings/tasmania-needs-a-watchdog-not-a-lap-dog/) [Lara Giddings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lara-giddings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/lara-giddings-33159_dog_tasmania-needs-a-watchdog-not-a-lap-dog_2247415.jpg) > [The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-justice-topes/the-auditor-is-a-watchdog-and-not-a-bloodhound/) [Lord Justice Topes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-justice-topes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/lord-justice-topes-99422_audiences_the-auditor-is-a-watchdog-and-not-a-bloo_2767722.jpg) > [My role is that of the watchdog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beppe-grillo/my-role-is-that-of-the-watchdog/) [Beppe Grillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beppe-grillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/beppe-grillo-13966_role_my-role-is-that-of-the-watchdog-2861598_2861598.jpg) > [Concerning politics: "The American media is like a watchdog who has developed an affection for the burglar."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-dart/concerning-politics-the-american-media-is-like-a-watchdog-who-has/) [Ron Dart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-dart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/ron-dart-100551_affection_concerning-politics-the-american-media-i_1450026.jpg) > [When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/honor-de-balzac/when-there-is-an-old-maid-in-the-house-a-watchdog-is-unnecessary/) [Honore de Balzac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/honor-de-balzac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/honor-de-balzac-197_dog_when-there-is-an-old-maid-in-the-house-a_1274563.png) > [If everyone has to be a watchdog in order to make government work, then the foxes will also volunteer to serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-greider/if-everyone-has-to-be-a-watchdog-in-order-to-make-government-work/) [William Greider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-greider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/william-greider-14089_foxes_if-everyone-has-to-be-a-watchdog-in-orde_3031353.png) > [...there is no more effective public interest watchdog in Washington, D.C.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/there-is-no-more-effective-public-interest-watchdog-in-washington-d-c/) [Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/bill-moyers-2625_inspirational_there-is-no-more-effective-public-intere_2041870.png) > [If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/if-the-watchdog-doesn-t-bark-how-do-you-know-there-s-a-burglar-in-the/) [Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/bill-moyers-2625_bark_if-the-watchdog-doesn-t-bark-how-do-you_13171.png) > [With the 'Watchdog Army' we're putting viewers at the heart of the programme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/with-the-watchdog-army-we-re-putting-viewers-at-the-heart-of-the/) [Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/steph-mcgovern-13945_army_with-the-watchdog-army-we-re-putting-vie_929062.jpg) > [The attorney general should be a watchdog for the rule of law, not a lapdog for the president - simple as that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-casey-jr/the-attorney-general-should-be-a-watchdog-for-the-rule-of-law-not-a/) [Bob Casey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-casey-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/bob-casey-jr-16307_attorney-general_the-attorney-general-should-be-a-watchdo_1394439.png) > [Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-alterman/whether-people-care-enough-about-local-news-to-pay-for-it-is-sadly-an/) [Eric Alterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-alterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/eric-alterman-10672_about_whether-people-care-enough-about-local-n_2194744.jpg) > [We don't have a watchdog in fashion, we don't have HR to go to, so it is important to get that word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bethann-hardison/we-don-t-have-a-watchdog-in-fashion-we-don-t-have-hr-to-go-to-so-it/) [Bethann Hardison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bethann-hardison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bethann-hardison-39322_agent_we-don-t-have-a-watchdog-in-fashion-we-d_214952.jpg) > [The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/the-press-is-a-watchdog-not-an-attack-dog-not-a-lapdog-a-watchdog-now/) [Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/dan-rather-2779_bark_the-press-is-a-watchdog-not-an-attack-do_619653.png) > [“The Press, my child,” Bight said, “is the watchdog of civilisation, and the watchdog happens to be – it can’t be helped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/the-press-my-child-bight-said-is-the-watchdog-of-civilisation-and-the/) [Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/henry-james-417_children_the-press-my-child-bight-said-is-the-wat_977363.png) > [We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-isaacson/we-are-in-a-situation-with-the-huge-stimulus-package-that-s-going-to/) [Walter Isaacson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-isaacson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/walter-isaacson-384_across_we-are-in-a-situation-with-the-huge-stim_838164.jpg) > [What I feel is that we need an independent consumer watchdog. You have regular people who have problems with big financial companies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cordray/what-i-feel-is-that-we-need-an-independent-consumer-watchdog-you-have/) [Richard Cordray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cordray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/richard-cordray-13183_big_what-i-feel-is-that-we-need-an-independe_1911427.jpg) > [You can kidnap me and force me to be your watchdog if you want to. But I'm telling you, I will bark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-handey/you-can-kidnap-me-and-force-me-to-be-your-watchdog-if-you-want-to-but/) [Jack Handey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-handey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/jack-handey-829_bark_you-can-kidnap-me-and-force-me-to-be-you_2401715.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/watchdog/#itemlist", "name": "Watchdog Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tasmania needs a watchdog, not a lap dog.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lara Giddings" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lara-giddings/tasmania-needs-a-watchdog-not-a-lap-dog/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/lara-giddings-33159_dog_tasmania-needs-a-watchdog-not-a-lap-dog_2247415.jpg", "contentUrl": 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