359 Quotes by Bob Woodward

Trump had a way of appearing to strengthen his own hand by creating a situation, often risky, that did not previously exist.

You show by where you go and by the use of your time what’s most important.

Trump had failed the President Lincoln test. He had not put a team of political rivals or competitors at the table, Priebus concluded. “He puts natural predators at the table,” Priebus said later. “Not just rivals – predators.

I wish I could persuade you,” Dowd said. “Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jump suit.

Bannon was up next. He turned to what was driving the Tea Party, which didn’t like the elites. Populism was for the common man, knowing the system is rigged. It was against crony capitalism and insider deals which were bleeding the workers. “I love that. That’s what I am,” Trump said, “a popularist.” He mangled the word. “No, no,” Bannon said. “It’s populist.” “Yeah, yeah,” Trump insisted. “A popularist.

You’re running against the most joyless candidate in presidential history.

When combined, Kushner’s four texts painted President Trump as crazy, aimless, stubborn and manipulative. I could hardly believe anyone would recommend these as ways to understand their father-in-law, much.

Mattis had a general operating philosophy which he articulated many times over the years: “You don’t always control your circumstances, but you can control your response.

Cohn concluded that Trump was, in fact, going backwards. He had been more manageable the first months when he was a novice.