W.E. Woodward Quotes
Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.
The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.
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.
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.
Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
The limiting factor on your success is not the size of the obstacles, but the size of your dream.
I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
A big secret to life is when you learn that learning is just as entertaining as entertainment, but with long term benefits.
It's not the gifts you don't have that hold you back as much as the gifts you do have that you don't use.
Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you don't love what you're doing, get off it.
Leaders begin with a different question than others. Replacing who can I blame with how am I responsible?
Doubts in your mind are a much greater roadblock to success than obstacles on the journey.
I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.
When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
If you fill your head with positive thoughts, there won't be any room left for negative ones.
A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.
'Concentrate on measuring performance and winning will take care of itself'. That is a brilliant excuse for coming second.
I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
Bad habits: easy to develop and hard to live with. Good habits: hard to develop and easy to live with.
I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the most self-fulfilled lady on the block.
To live the life you've always wanted, you must confront the issues you've always avoided.
I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.
Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters.
A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.
If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard."
Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.
Everyone carries a bucket of water and a bucket of gas in life. A leader has learned to throw the right one at the right time.
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.
