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"Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post."
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"A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection."

"Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not accepted; only Isaac was in the Covenant."

"My name is E. Howard Hunt. I'm currently retired from more than 22 years in the profession of espionage."

"I also want to announce that I'm changing my name. I haven't told anyone. You get the scoop."
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"The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals."

"Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point."

"When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making."

"I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print."

"The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies."

"The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified."

"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

"Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government."

"People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?"

"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."
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