Jeff Greenfield

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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