45 Watchdog Quotes
Following is our list of the most famous watchdog quotations and slogans. We've compiled this selection of inspirational watchdog quotes. Hopefully, these watchdog quotes will keep you motivated not only during hard times but to expand your watchdog knowledge!
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- My dog is half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a watchdog, but a vicious gossip! — Craig Shoemaker
- When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary. — Honore de Balzac
- Complacency by the watchdogs hurts both taxpayers and beneficiaries. — Charles Grassley
- Complacency by the watchdogs hurts both taxpayers and beneficiaries. — Chuck Grassley
- One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs. — Dan Rather
- The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound. — Lord Justice Topes
- Journalists should be watchdogs, not lapdogs. — Newton Lee
- ...there is no more effective public interest watchdog in Washington, D.C. — Bill Moyers
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| Name | Quotes | Likes |
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 Honore de Balzac |
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 Chuck Grassley |
48 | 239 |
 Dan Rather |
113 | 796 |
 Newton Lee |
9 | 44 |
 Bill Moyers |
132 | 692 |
More Watchdog Quotes
Concerning politics: "The American media is like a watchdog who has developed an affection for the burglar." — Ron Dart
Although it has been a carefully guarded secret by the watchdogs of the mainstream media, eugenics programs were never discontinued worldwide, with involuntary sterilization programs continuing in many countries to this day. — Jim Keith
And journalism itself has changed. News organizations and some journalists have transformed from their traditional role as watchdogs of power into institutions of power themselves with an ability, indeed, a susceptibility, to abuse that power. — Joan Konner
The history of government regulation of food safety is one of government watchdogs chasing the horse after it's out of the barn. — David Aaron Kessler
While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers. — David Talbot
I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks. — Sufjan Stevens
The media is supposed to be custodians of the facts and watchdogs of government. They have, for the most part, neglected to be either of those things. — Janeane Garofalo
... In a free society, skeptics are the watchdogs against irrationalism - the consumer advocates of ideas. Debunking is not simply the divestment of bunk; its utility is in offering a better alternative, along with a lesson on how thinking goes wrong. — Michael Shermer
If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog. — Bill Moyers
The Green Party provides the infrastructure, kind of the culture of watchdogging the electoral bureaucracy, and how you participate, how you get on the ballot, stuff like that which is very difficult to do unless you have billions of dollars. — Jill Stein
Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members interests. — Andy Stern
We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog. — Walter Isaacson
Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty. — Eric Alterman
I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that. — Alberto Gonzales
And everything is controlled and everybody is a member of some committee, because then their watchdogs placed in the committees can control everything, what this person says or how this person think(s), you know. — Milos Forman
Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. — John Pilger
We don't have a watchdog in fashion, we don't have HR to go to, so it is important to get that word out to someone whether it's an agent or someone like me and we should all come together and figure out what we can do. — Bethann Hardison
While Newt Gingrich was running for president four years ago a controversy bubbled up regarding his campaign finances. You see, in December of 2011 a watchdog group filed an FEC complaint alleging the campaign paid Gingrich himself $42,000 for his mailing list. Now, the group claimed that payment was not disclosed on his FEC filing. — Chris Hayes
Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. They don't have oil. If they were the Saudis, they wouldn't be in the position they are now. But they have the power of being able to upset the imperial order in the Middle East. — John Pilger
Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar of profits; and our media watchdogs have sacrificed the voice of dissent on the altar of audience competition. — Cornel West
If everyone has to be a watchdog in order to make government work, then the foxes will also volunteer to serve. — William Greider
We've lost that very simple transaction that's so pure, where a reader can say, "I support what you're doing, here's my dollar. I know that you guys are gonna be watchdogs or keep the government accountable, so here's my 50-cent contribution each day." It's just so tidy, and I think so inspiring. — Dave Eggers
corporate America corrupted the watchdogs that were supposed to be guarding the public interest by feeding them under the table. — Arianna Huffington
The pornography of tough-mindedness, covert action, and preparedness for "peace through strength" has had a predictably hypnotic effect on the legislative branch, turning it from legal watchdog to lapdog. — Christopher Hitchens
The unknown is uncontrolled; no strategies exist that will enclose the endless territory of the new. Only by trusting in yourself and in this world can you get past the watchdogs of your fears and out of the iron gates of the already-known. — Arthur J. Deikman
We who are rich are often demanding and difficult. We shut ourselves up in our apartments and may even use a watchdog to defend our property. Poor people, of course, have nothing to defend and often share the little they have. When people have all the material things they need, they seem not to need each other. They are self-sufficient. There is no interdependence. There is no love. — Jean Vanier
I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the deepest part of my bones that short-selling plays the role of real-time financial watchdog. It's one of the few checks and balances in the market. — James Chanos
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl. — Petr Skrabanek
The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious. — Dan Rather
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