Robert Draper Quotes

• I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll off of his back after momentarily bristling.

  Robert Draper

  Thinking, Grudge, Persons

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Bush made a point of emphasizing to me that unlike his father's administration, his was one of significant "walk-in access" to the Oval Office.

  Robert Draper

  Father, Office, Oval

  "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

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• It was my intent all along to write a nonjudgmental narrative of Bush's presidency. Along the way, a number of liberal friends of mine expressed disgust that I would spend time on such an endeavor.

  Robert Draper

  Writing, Numbers, Narrative

  "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

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• I think there's an underlying insecurity to Bush with a rather classical genesis - namely his being the eldest son of a famous father. I think this has propelled his need to be distinctive, to do big things.

  Robert Draper

  Father, Son, Thinking

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• As a journalist, you sort of grind away, taking rejections as they come, building on whatever advances you've achieved.

  Robert Draper

  Rejection, Grind, Building

  "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

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• I don't want to paint myself as some kind of saint - that would be laughable - but I do think I've been able over the years to write humanely about subjects who are controversial and even contemptible. I've profiled pedophiles, stalkers, serial rapists, prison gang members and corrupt politicians.

  Robert Draper

  Writing, Thinking, Years

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's role in education.

  Robert Draper

  Government, Roles, Faces

  "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

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• Bush told me, he doesn't watch TV ... though it's untrue that he doesn't read the newspapers.

  Robert Draper

  Watches, Tvs, Newspapers

  "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

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