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Nothing induces me to read a novel except when I have to make money by writing about it. I detest them. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

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I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and sweep of Watergate. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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We cannot do everything, but we can all do something. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#make-a-difference #faith

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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? ↗

— Bob Woodward

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Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

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