Jeff Greenfield

“When you cover politics, you realize that it's not a game of checkers. It's a game of three-dimensional chess.”

“The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal is the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.”

“The first rule of politics is, 'you can't win unless you're on the ballot.'”

“One of the things that's striking about the press is its hunger for novelty.”

“If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify it.”

“Objectivity is a standard that you're always striving for, but you never fully reach.”

“The worst thing you can be in television is boring.”

“We have a political system that is not designed to deal with long-term problems.”

“A poll is a snapshot in time. It's not a prediction.”

“Every politician is a mix of qualities. He's a paradox.”