"My government career is over."

"I didn't write a book. It wasn't for self-enrichment."

"Where is the expectation of privacy in the commission of a crime?"

"People should be allowed to document evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Where is the expectation of privacy if someone is conspiring to commit crime?"

"Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned."

"Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president."

"I had a 20-year, stellar government career."

"The first tenet is that you should report corruption regardless of loyalty to incumbent or party."

"There is no method by which an average citizen can effectively fight the White House in the media."

"I have nothing to hide."