Ben Bradlee Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

11 Famous Quotes by Ben Bradlee
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“As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.”
Effect Quotes
“She was the premier American publisher, ... She got tested more than most of them, and she stood up with such bravery.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“He couldn't really go to his superior, who was L. Patrick Gray, who was busy throwing documents into the Potomac River from the bridge. He couldn't go to the attorney general, who was on his way to jail himself.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“She was set out on such a difficult voyage,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“She learned very well and very fast and you know, she learned the way the rest of us learned -- by making mistakes and not being scared of saying so.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Where would Felt have gone?”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“The Fun Couple.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“He was a strong leader and dedicated his paper to excellence as well as financial success, and there weren't many of those.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I don't think I said it. I know who his source is, and I don't want to get into it. ... I have not told a soul who it is.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I don't know about "any" publisher. But Katharine Graham and I had been working together for almost seven years and we had come to trust each other.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit.”
Miscellaneous Quotes