Campbell Brown Quotes

I think there's a form of honesty, because I used to be very honest with the press, and then it backfired on me, and I understood it.

There’s nothing worse in politics than releasing facts one at a time.

I have no more obligation to spin. When you’re in the White House, you spin.

I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do.

People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying?

I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.

It isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble - it's the attempted cover-up.

The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there's not a whole lot you can do in terms of fighting back. You have to hope that it passes, which it always does. But they have to be careful. They didn't necessarily sign up for this.

Credibility is not a renewable resource in Washington.

Twenty five years in Washington has taught me never to tell a lie to a reporter.

You will find that in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motives. Never complain and never explain.

Politicians generally don’t volunteer for press encounters they can’t control.

Don’t do or say things you would not like to see on the front page of the Washington Post.

[In a political contest,] the first guy who defines the other, wins

In politics there is a lot of spin—a lot of BS. My job is to cut through the BS.

There is nothing worse than a politician that gets defensive and starts attacking the media - and it always looks bad for the politician, because you sign up for this. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.

Everyone makes mistakes, and they never go unnoticed when you're in the public eye.

The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.

A cardinal rule of politics is that if an issue has the potential to cause problems for a candidate, it is best to deal with it well before the election so the dust has time to settle.

I find it so astonishing how poorly a lot of politicians handle negative whatever in the press. You have to just get it all out there. You have to be totally, uncomfortably honest.

I have paid for things that I had done because I have been in the spotlight.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

I live my life and I do what I do, and sometimes you forget that people are watching you.