Sam Donaldson

“The questions don't do the damage. The answers do.”

“It's the presidential news conference that is the most guarded, choreographed, manipulated event in the world.”

“I'm against budget deficits, of course. I'm against sin, too.”

“If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.”

“The new definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.”

“And the word is, 'You will die in the political desert.' That's what they say to you. You will be cast out.”

“There's no such thing as a dumb question.”

“People in power, they're not going to give it up. You have to take it from them.”

“If you have a President who is not telling the truth, how can you cover him?”

“I want to ask the questions that are on the minds of the people who are watching.”