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Bob Woodward Inspirational Quotes (45)

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I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not...
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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 to 10 before rushing on the air or into print.
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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 the final truth to be known.
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When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
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Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.
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There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our business as best we can.
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There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?
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Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
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Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
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Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he held for the rule of law.
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If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.
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People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?
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I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
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If there's one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
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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 and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting.
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Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'
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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 too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies.
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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 won, largely because of Nixon's tapes.
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Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.
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...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division'.
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Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.
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