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Top 200 Bob Woodward Quotes (2026 Update)
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Bob Woodward Quote: “What do you mean? Trump asked. Just run the presses – print money.”

101. “What do you mean? Trump asked. Just run the presses – print money.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “The reality was that the United States in 2017 was tethered to the words and actions of an emotionally overwrought, mercurial and unpredictable leader. Members of his staff had joined to purposefully block some of what they believed were the president’s most dangerous impulses. It was a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world.”

102. “The reality was that the United States in 2017 was tethered to the words and actions of an emotionally overwrought, mercurial and unpredictable leader. Members of his staff had joined to purposefully block some of what they believed were the president’s most dangerous impulses. It was a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Eventually Porter developed a routine and would bring in two to 10 decision memos for him to sign each day. Trump liked signing. It meant he was doing things, and he had an up-and-down penmanship that looked authoritative in black Magic Marker.”

103. “Eventually Porter developed a routine and would bring in two to 10 decision memos for him to sign each day. Trump liked signing. It meant he was doing things, and he had an up-and-down penmanship that looked authoritative in black Magic Marker.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Mr. President, you’ve got to buy some democrats,” Graham said. The good news is they come cheap.”

104. “Mr. President, you’ve got to buy some democrats,” Graham said. The good news is they come cheap.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Trump rejected the better judgment of almost all of his staff. He had done that before. His perverse independence and irrationality ebbed and flowed.”

105. “Trump rejected the better judgment of almost all of his staff. He had done that before. His perverse independence and irrationality ebbed and flowed.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Senator John McCain called Charlottesville “a confrontation between our better angels and our worst demons. White supremacists and neo-Nazis are, by definition, opposed to American patriotism and the ideals.”

106. “Senator John McCain called Charlottesville “a confrontation between our better angels and our worst demons. White supremacists and neo-Nazis are, by definition, opposed to American patriotism and the ideals.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “The president has zero psychological ability to recognize empathy or pity in any way.”

107. “The president has zero psychological ability to recognize empathy or pity in any way.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “The president proceeded to lecture and insult the entire group about how they didn’t know anything when it came to defense or national security. It seems clear that many of the president’s senior advisers, especially those in the national security realm, are extremely concerned with his erratic nature, his relative ignorance, his inability to learn, as well as what they consider his dangerous views.”

108. “The president proceeded to lecture and insult the entire group about how they didn’t know anything when it came to defense or national security. It seems clear that many of the president’s senior advisers, especially those in the national security realm, are extremely concerned with his erratic nature, his relative ignorance, his inability to learn, as well as what they consider his dangerous views.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Former General John Kelly had stood in the Trump Tower lobby as Trump took questions with a grim look on his face. Colbert said, “This guy is a four-star general. Iraq, no problem. Afghanistan, we can do it. Twenty-minute Trump press conference? A quagmire.”

109. “Former General John Kelly had stood in the Trump Tower lobby as Trump took questions with a grim look on his face. Colbert said, “This guy is a four-star general. Iraq, no problem. Afghanistan, we can do it. Twenty-minute Trump press conference? A quagmire.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “As an extreme measure, Hicks, Porter, Gary Cohn and White House social media director Dan Scavino proposed they set up a committee. They would draft some tweets that they believed Trump would like. If the president had an idea for a tweet, he could write it down or get one of them in and they would vet it. Was it factually accurate? Was it spelled correctly? Did it make sense?”

110. “As an extreme measure, Hicks, Porter, Gary Cohn and White House social media director Dan Scavino proposed they set up a committee. They would draft some tweets that they believed Trump would like. If the president had an idea for a tweet, he could write it down or get one of them in and they would vet it. Was it factually accurate? Was it spelled correctly? Did it make sense?”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Later, when Trump brought up the second speech to him, the staff secretary said, “I thought the second speech was the only good one of the three.” “I don’t want to talk to you,” Trump responded. “Get away from me.”

111. “Later, when Trump brought up the second speech to him, the staff secretary said, “I thought the second speech was the only good one of the three.” “I don’t want to talk to you,” Trump responded. “Get away from me.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Dowd was aware that he had illustrated the president was “clearly disabled.”

112. “Dowd was aware that he had illustrated the president was “clearly disabled.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Recusing himself made the attorney general a “traitor,” Trump said to Porter. The president made fun of his Southern accent. “This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner.”

113. “Recusing himself made the attorney general a “traitor,” Trump said to Porter. The president made fun of his Southern accent. “This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “All presidencies are audience driven, but Trump’s central audience was often himself.”

114. “All presidencies are audience driven, but Trump’s central audience was often himself.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon’s tapes.”

115. “After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon’s tapes.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Caught by surprise, Kelly had gone dark for several hours. He’d had to call his wife and explain that he had no choice but to accept after being offered one of the most important jobs in the world via tweet.”

116. “Caught by surprise, Kelly had gone dark for several hours. He’d had to call his wife and explain that he had no choice but to accept after being offered one of the most important jobs in the world via tweet.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “I would recommend you run as if you are running for governor in three states – Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. There were the first three caucus or primary states. “Run and sound local, like you want to be their governor.” A lot of candidates make the huge mistake of trying to run in 27 states. “Run three governor’s races, and you’ll have a really good shot. Focus on three. Do well in three. And the others will come.”

117. “I would recommend you run as if you are running for governor in three states – Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. There were the first three caucus or primary states. “Run and sound local, like you want to be their governor.” A lot of candidates make the huge mistake of trying to run in 27 states. “Run three governor’s races, and you’ll have a really good shot. Focus on three. Do well in three. And the others will come.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Endgame goals were fuzzy or unstated. The result was often weeks or months of delay.”

118. “Endgame goals were fuzzy or unstated. The result was often weeks or months of delay.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Trump seemed not to remember his own decision because he did not ask about it. He had no list – in his mind or anywhere else – of tasks to complete.”

119. “Trump seemed not to remember his own decision because he did not ask about it. He had no list – in his mind or anywhere else – of tasks to complete.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “You need to remember we’re a nuclear power. As powerful as you. You Americans think you won the Cold War. You did not win the Cold War. We never fought that war. We could have, but we didn’t.’ And that put chills up my spine.”

120. “You need to remember we’re a nuclear power. As powerful as you. You Americans think you won the Cold War. You did not win the Cold War. We never fought that war. We could have, but we didn’t.’ And that put chills up my spine.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Cohn had witnessed this for over a year – denial when needed or useful or more convenient. “He’s a professional liar,” Cohn told an associate.”

121. “Cohn had witnessed this for over a year – denial when needed or useful or more convenient. “He’s a professional liar,” Cohn told an associate.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “One day in the Oval Office, Cohn brought in the latest job numbers to Trump and Pence. “I have the most perfect job numbers you’re ever going to see,” Cohn said. “It’s all because of my tariffs,” Trump said. “They’re working.” Trump had yet to impose any tariffs, but he believed they were a good idea and knew Cohn disagreed with him.”

122. “One day in the Oval Office, Cohn brought in the latest job numbers to Trump and Pence. “I have the most perfect job numbers you’re ever going to see,” Cohn said. “It’s all because of my tariffs,” Trump said. “They’re working.” Trump had yet to impose any tariffs, but he believed they were a good idea and knew Cohn disagreed with him.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Trump had gone bankrupt six times and seemed not to mind. Bankruptcy was just another business strategy. Walk away, threaten to blow up the deal. Real.”

123. “Trump had gone bankrupt six times and seemed not to mind. Bankruptcy was just another business strategy. Walk away, threaten to blow up the deal. Real.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Let that analysis sink in: Twenty percent of the president’s staff think they are “saving the world” from the president.”

124. “Let that analysis sink in: Twenty percent of the president’s staff think they are “saving the world” from the president.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...”

125. “Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “But how many more deaths?” Trump asked. “How many more lost limbs? How much longer are we going to be there?”

126. “But how many more deaths?” Trump asked. “How many more lost limbs? How much longer are we going to be there?”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “To have Trump answer them, of course, would be a catastrophe because Trump could erupt and say absolutely anything.”

127. “To have Trump answer them, of course, would be a catastrophe because Trump could erupt and say absolutely anything.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.”

128. “When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they’re not calling me up and asking me for dinner.”

129. “I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they’re not calling me up and asking me for dinner.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Having failed in efforts to control or curtail the president’s tweeting, Priebus searched for a way to have practical impact. Since the tweets were often triggered by the president’s obsessive TV watching, he looked for ways to shut off the television. But television was Trump’s default activity. Sunday nights were often the worst. Trump would come back to the White House from the weekend at one of his golf resorts just in time to catch political talk on his enemy networks, MSNBC and CNN.”

130. “Having failed in efforts to control or curtail the president’s tweeting, Priebus searched for a way to have practical impact. Since the tweets were often triggered by the president’s obsessive TV watching, he looked for ways to shut off the television. But television was Trump’s default activity. Sunday nights were often the worst. Trump would come back to the White House from the weekend at one of his golf resorts just in time to catch political talk on his enemy networks, MSNBC and CNN.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Trump lashed out, suggesting that McCain had taken the coward’s way out of Vietnam as a prisoner of war. He said that as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War McCain, whose father was Admiral John McCain, the Pacific commander, had been offered and taken early release, leaving other POWs behind. “No, Mr. President,” Mattis said quickly, “I think you’ve got it reversed.” McCain had turned down early release and been brutally tortured and held five years in the Hanoi Hilton. “Oh, okay,” Trump said.”

131. “Trump lashed out, suggesting that McCain had taken the coward’s way out of Vietnam as a prisoner of war. He said that as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War McCain, whose father was Admiral John McCain, the Pacific commander, had been offered and taken early release, leaving other POWs behind. “No, Mr. President,” Mattis said quickly, “I think you’ve got it reversed.” McCain had turned down early release and been brutally tortured and held five years in the Hanoi Hilton. “Oh, okay,” Trump said.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “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.”

132. “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.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Grievance was a big part of Trump’s core, very much like a 14-year-old boy who felt he was being picked on unfairly.”

133. “Grievance was a big part of Trump’s core, very much like a 14-year-old boy who felt he was being picked on unfairly.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “I think there are people out there who just kind of say, let’s repot the plant. Let’s give somebody else a chance. And it’s not just anger or disappointment in their lives, it’s the sense of, let’s shake this up. And no one is shaking it up as much as Trump.”

134. “I think there are people out there who just kind of say, let’s repot the plant. Let’s give somebody else a chance. And it’s not just anger or disappointment in their lives, it’s the sense of, let’s shake this up. And no one is shaking it up as much as Trump.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Mattis was particularly exasperated and alarmed, telling close associates that the president acted like – and had the understanding of – “a fifth or sixth grader.”

135. “Mattis was particularly exasperated and alarmed, telling close associates that the president acted like – and had the understanding of – “a fifth or sixth grader.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Everybody’s trying to get me,” the president said.”

136. “Everybody’s trying to get me,” the president said.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “If you have natural predators at the table,” Priebus said, “things don’t move.” So the White House was not leading on key issues like health care and tax reform. Foreign policy was not coherent and often contradictory. “Why?” asked Priebus. “Because when you put a snake and a rat and a falcon and a rabbit and a shark and a seal in a zoo without walls, things start getting nasty and bloody. That’s what happens.”

137. “If you have natural predators at the table,” Priebus said, “things don’t move.” So the White House was not leading on key issues like health care and tax reform. Foreign policy was not coherent and often contradictory. “Why?” asked Priebus. “Because when you put a snake and a rat and a falcon and a rabbit and a shark and a seal in a zoo without walls, things start getting nasty and bloody. That’s what happens.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “There were four missions in Afghanistan: train and advise the Afghan Army and police; logistical support; counterterrorism; and the intelligence mission.”

138. “There were four missions in Afghanistan: train and advise the Afghan Army and police; logistical support; counterterrorism; and the intelligence mission.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.”

139. “Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Trump said, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” He had just met with the prime minister of Norway. Why not more Norwegians?”

140. “Trump said, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” He had just met with the prime minister of Norway. Why not more Norwegians?”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.”

141. “I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Cohn and Porter worked together to derail what they believed were Trump’s most impulsive and dangerous orders. That document and others like it just disappeared. When Trump had a draft on his desk to proofread, Cohn at times would just yank it, and the president would forget about it. But if it was on his desk, he’d sign it. “It’s not what we did for the country,” Cohn said privately. “It’s what we saved him from doing.”

142. “Cohn and Porter worked together to derail what they believed were Trump’s most impulsive and dangerous orders. That document and others like it just disappeared. When Trump had a draft on his desk to proofread, Cohn at times would just yank it, and the president would forget about it. But if it was on his desk, he’d sign it. “It’s not what we did for the country,” Cohn said privately. “It’s what we saved him from doing.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “You show by where you go and by the use of your time what’s most important.”

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

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Russia had privately warned Mattis that if there was a war in the Baltics, Russia would not hesitate to use tactical nuclear weapons against NATO. Mattis, with agreement from Dunford, began saying that Russia was an existential threat to the United States.”

144. “Russia had privately warned Mattis that if there was a war in the Baltics, Russia would not hesitate to use tactical nuclear weapons against NATO. Mattis, with agreement from Dunford, began saying that Russia was an existential threat to the United States.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon’s own voice saying, We have to stonewall, We have to lie to the Grand Jury, We have to pay burglars a million dollars, it’s all too clear the horror of what went on.”

145. “When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon’s own voice saying, We have to stonewall, We have to lie to the Grand Jury, We have to pay burglars a million dollars, it’s all too clear the horror of what went on.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “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.”

146. “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.”

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Cohn concluded that Trump was, in fact, going backwards. He had been more manageable the first months when he was a novice.”

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

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Bob Woodward Quote: “Members of his staff had joined to purposefully block some of what they believed were the president’s most dangerous impulses. It was a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world.”

148. “Members of his staff had joined to purposefully block some of what they believed were the president’s most dangerous impulses. It was a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “The Fox News network, especially opinion broadcaster Sean Hannity, had a Svengali-like influence on Trump that Rosenstein privately labeled “malicious.” Too many right-wing nuts had influence. He also found no comfort or credibility with mainstream media reporters, who he believed were prisoners of their partisan sources.”

149. “The Fox News network, especially opinion broadcaster Sean Hannity, had a Svengali-like influence on Trump that Rosenstein privately labeled “malicious.” Too many right-wing nuts had influence. He also found no comfort or credibility with mainstream media reporters, who he believed were prisoners of their partisan sources.”

— Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward Quote: “For Mr. Trump, though, bringing in Mr. Bannon was the political equivalent of ordering comfort food.” Bannon tried to sit down with Trump and walk him through refinements of the strategy and how to focus on particular states. The candidate had no interest in talking about it.”

150. “For Mr. Trump, though, bringing in Mr. Bannon was the political equivalent of ordering comfort food.” Bannon tried to sit down with Trump and walk him through refinements of the strategy and how to focus on particular states. The candidate had no interest in talking about it.”

— Bob Woodward

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