"We made only one real mistake. And even…" — Ben Bradlee
"We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right."
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32 Quotes by Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee has 32 quotes on this site.
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Sometimes I am convinced there is nothing wrong with this country that couldn't be cured by the magical implantation of…
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The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had…
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As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about…
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You never monkey with the truth.
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I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.
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Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.
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If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's…
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Those [Watergate] tapes are going to take me to my grave with a huge smile on my face..
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Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise…
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It changes your life, the pursuit of truth,
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I don’t want to disappoint too many people, but the number of interesting political, historical conversations we had, you could…
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Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there.
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More Mistake Quotes
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Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them…
— Hannah Arendt
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for…
— Frank Abagnale
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The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.
— John Ashcroft
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great…
— Isaac Asimov
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The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of…
— Fred Astaire
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Please don't make the mistake of thinking that 'Oryx and Crake' is anti-science. Science is a way of knowing, and…
— Margaret Atwood
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Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the…
— Kevyn Aucoin
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Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.
— Kevyn Aucoin
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When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society.
— Alfred Austin
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There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn…
— Richard Bach
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