All Bob Woodward Quotes
- In Haig's presence, Kissinger referred pointedly to military men as "dumb, stupid animals to be used" as pawns for foreign policy. Animal
- Sometimes,doing nothing is the best reaction. Best
- Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters. Always Controls
- Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...' Added
- People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean? Doe
- Good work is always done in defiance of management. Always Done
- The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for… Attributable
- When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats… Believer
- Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with… Branches
- ...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division'. Among
- If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard. Asked
- I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I'm confused about the information I… Confused
- I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not. Changed
- The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was… Activities
- Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you… Inspirational
- I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out. Figure
- I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around… Each
- Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk. Been
- Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations. Favored
- I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count… Air