Bob Woodward

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that you are somehow doing something that you…

— Bob Woodward

“Maybe that would be less crucial under Obama, Podesta thought, because Obama's approach was so intellectual. He compared Obama to Spock from…

— Bob Woodward

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

— Bob Woodward

Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the…

— Bob Woodward

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.

— Bob Woodward

Sometimes,doing nothing is the best reaction.

— Bob Woodward

Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a…

— Bob Woodward

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the…

— Bob Woodward

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took…

— Bob Woodward

The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It's not…

— Bob Woodward

There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be…

— Bob Woodward

“I'm done doing this!' Obama said, finally erupting. 'We've all agreed on a plan. And we're all going to stick to that…

— Bob Woodward

“He never really voice pure, raw outrage to me about Watergate or what it represented. The crimes and abuses were background music.…

— Bob Woodward

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

— Bob Woodward

Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.

— Bob Woodward

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

— Bob Woodward

We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure.

— Bob Woodward

Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point.

— Bob Woodward

Good work is always done in defiance of management.

— Bob Woodward

I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.

— Bob Woodward

I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I'm confused about…

— Bob Woodward

The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand…

— Bob Woodward

“Almost everything about Afghanistan was troubling Mullen. As Obama was giving intense focus on the war, Mullen was feeling more personal responsibility.…

— Bob Woodward

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take…

— Bob Woodward

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or…

— Bob Woodward