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"I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn't know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them."
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"Perfect truth (symmetry) is information that doesn't change and pure randomness is a difference that doesn't make a difference."
"Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves the information. We are unable to take it all in."
"I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify."
"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information."
"I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find."
"I have never refused to talk to any authorities or give them any information I had."
"How easy it is for so many of us today to be undoubtedly full of information yet fully deprived of accurate information."
"I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way."
"I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won't be able to give much information about who it is."
"I think moms need to share information on a regular, intimate basis."
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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."
"Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he held for the rule of law."
"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."
"I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return."
"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."
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