64 Quotes by John Podesta

"Donald Trump has been someone who has basically taken every position that Vladimir Putin has."

"Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #‎ disclosure of the UFO files."

"I think it’s time to open the books, on questions that have remained in the dark on the question of government investigations of UFOs, it’s time to find out what the truth really is that’s out there. We ought to do it because it’s right, we ought to do it because the American people, and people around the world quite frankly can handle the truth, and we ought to do it because it’s the law."

"It’s time to find out what the truth really is that’s out there,"

"all concur that Clinton pushed Abdullah hard for cooperation."

"The D.L.C. incident is over, and it isn't particularly meaningful. But in the long run, if you believe what Mark believes, it will get you in trouble."

"If that’s your definition of the Clinton faction, then I think that that seems to be in ascendancy. That might include a guy like John Edwards, who’s just starting this new center in Chapel Hill to deal with issues of poverty and work."

"Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that government legitimacy requires the consent of the governed. To be meaningful that consent must be informed."

"So I think it’s important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and try to have a discussion and a dialogue that gives people information. I think they’re hungry for that rather than just political rhetoric."

"Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what’s right and what’s left but what’s right and what’s wrong."