359 Quotes by Bob Woodward

Roger Ailes, former media guru for Bush's father, had a message. Rove told the president. It had to be confidential because Ailes, a flamboyant and irreverent media executive, was currently the head of Fox News Channel, the conservative-leaning television cable network that was enjoying high ratings. In that position, Ailes was not supposed to be giving political advice.

I wish I did have a bombshell. I don't even have a firecracker. I'm sorry.

The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal.

the protection of a confidential source, and aggressive reporting, and they do go hand in hand.

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

The grand jury was going and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,

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?

The grand jury was going, and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,

The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know.