Mike McCurry

“If you don't believe the messenger, you're not going to believe the message.”

“The currency of this town is information.”

“The whole new Democratic Party is the old Republican Party.”

“Sometimes you have to just gut it out.”

“My job is to tell the truth, and the truth is the president is not a liar.”

“I would argue that the next president, whoever that is, is going to have to be a great unifier.”

“The relationship between the press and the White House is inherently adversarial, as it should be.”

“The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. That's a fierce creature. It's a useful creature. But it's not a pet.”

“I think any president who is not AWOL is doing a good job.”

“You can't be a storyteller and a neutral arbiter at the same time.”