Best Bob Woodward Quotes
- When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making. Decision
- The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in… Air
- There's hostility to lying, and there should be. Hostility
- It was accountability that Nixon feared. Accountability
- The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know. Central
- I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it. All
- Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something. Get Involved
- Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity. Administration
- After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history… Aggressive
- Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point. Any
- Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions. Calls
- Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that you are somehow doing something that you shouldn't be doing. Ask
- Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him. Agree
- Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us. Deep
- Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post. Deep
- Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected. Allowed
- Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us. Anyone
- I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television. Believe
- I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I've been told by first-hand sources. Been
- I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. Argue
- I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates. Advisor
- It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system. American
- Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred. Aggressively
- Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form. Attempts
- The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified. Clarified