Judith Miller Quotations

When I did my first price guide in 1979, publications weren't interested in mentioning it. Now I get phone calls weekly if not daily from publications and television shows who want to know what's hot, how to get started in antiques, and the best way to buy antiques.

Let's wait and see what Mr. Fitzgerald has. If he brings indictments, if he has a very serious case, then I might have to say that perhaps his zealousness with respect to this mission was justified,

Some of his comments suggested insubordination on my part. I have always written the articles assigned to me, adhered to the paper's sourcing and ethical guidelines and cooperated with editorial decisions, even those with which I disagreed.

My interview notes show that Mr. Libby sought from the beginning, before Mr. Wilson's name became public, to insulate his boss from Mr. Wilson's charges,

More than two dozen reporters have been subpoenaed in the past two years and are in danger of going to jail. If the current trend prevails, the Alexandria Detention Facility may have to open an entire new wing to house reporters.

If a journalist cannot be trusted to guarantee confidentiality, the journalist cannot function and there cannot be a free press. The freest and fairest societies are not only those with independent judiciaries, but those with an independent press that works every day to keep government accountable by publishing what the government might not want the public to know.

There is a full-scale assault by the federal government now on journalists in order to get at people who disclose classified information.

He was pressing about what you would say. When I wouldn't give him an assurance that you would exonerate Libby, if you were to cooperate, he then immediately gave me this, 'Don't go there,' or, 'We don't want you there.'

I think when you get interested in antiques, the most frustrating thing is that books don't have enough photos. When you go to a flea market or garage sale, you see lots of things you've never seen before and you have no idea what the price is going to be or should be.

I think there's a bargain in every garage sale - not as much as there used to be, but they're still there.

Junk stands and antique markets are the perfect place to pick up clues about the history of a country, region or town.

The 19th-century Continental porcelain plaques that are worth the most money are the pretty ones.

We are only as good as our sources. If they are mistaken, we will be wrong. And a source's confidence that we will not divulge their identity is crucial to his or her readiness to come to us with allegations of fraud, or abuse or other wrongdoing.

We are only as good as our sources, ... If they are mistaken, we will be wrong. And a source's confidence that we will not divulge their identity is crucial to his or her readiness to come to us with allegations of fraud, or abuse or other wrongdoing.

voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations.

Yet my notes suggested that we had discussed her job,

You become an expert by working hard. We've got fantastic museums, collections and antique shows. You can go and just start looking. That's the great thing about knowledge. If you collect Doulton figures, you know about the rare ones.

This was the first time I had been told that Mr. Wilson's wife might work for the CIA, ... it wasn't that important to me. I was focused on the main question: Was our WMD intelligence slanted?

Those who need anonymity are not only the poor and the powerless, those whose lives or jobs might be in jeopardy if they speak up publicly, but even the powerful, ... All are entitled to anonymity if they are telling the truth and have something of importance to say to the American people.

Because I had become part of the story. I had actually become part of the news, and that's something no New York Times reporter wants to do.

I started buying bits of broken porcelain. I furnished our first flat with pieces of 'junk.' Some of that 'junk' is now worth an awful lot of money. What I was calling 'junk' in the '60s people wouldn't call 'junk' now.

I used to say, 'Are you kidding?' about some prices for collectibles. I don't anymore because anything that screams its era is collectible.

pressed Mr. Libby to discuss additional information that was in the more detailed, classified version of the estimate.

Dealers always like to sell chairs in sets of four, six, or eight. And they charge a premium for supplying the whole set. Individual chairs, though, go for much lower prices, and if you carry around a reference photo of the chairs you want, you may be able to build up a cut-price collection, chair by chair.

a serious violation of international law, a dangerous precedent. The United States has sent a very bad signal to the rest of the world.

As for your reference to my 'entanglement' with Mr. Libby, I had no personal, social or other relationship with him except as a source,

The modern designers are quite showy, and a lot of the young people really like it. Costume jewelry has always been about being noticed and not discreet.

Although I was interested primarily in my area of expertise - chemical and biological weapons - my notes show that Mr. Libby consistently steered our conversation back to the administration's nuclear claims.

According to my interview notes, though, it appears that Mr. Libby said little more than that the assessments of the classified estimate were even stronger than those in the unclassified version.

I told Mr. Fitzgerald that Mr. Libby might have thought I still had security clearance, given my special embedded status in Iraq.

It's good to be free. I went to jail to preserve the time-honored principle that a journalist must respect a promise not to reveal the identity of a confidential source. . . . I am leaving jail today because my source has now voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations relating to the Wilson-Plame matter.

It's good to be free. I am leaving jail today because my source has now voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations.

If journalists cannot be trusted to guarantee confidentiality, then journalists cannot function and there cannot be a free press.

If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return visit at the end. They may be more inclined to accept your offer, rather than having to pack the piece up and take it home.

If he brings indictments, if he has a very serious case, then I might have to say perhaps his zealousness with respect to this mission was justified.

I buy 1920s iridescent Scottish glass. I love the way the sun hits it every morning. You touch something and you know. To me, people should buy something they love. Buy something you'd want to come downstairs and stroke.

You can't be as much in the news as I am and go on with reporting as usual.

The great thing about costume jewelry is that there's something for everyone - there are very humorous pieces and very extravagant and outrageous pieces.

Although eBay is a fantastic tool for collectors who want to buy or sell, you really have to have knowledge of items before you embark.

Perfume has a long and fascinating history and the beautifully crafted bottles used to store it over the centuries demonstrate its importance. Each has mirrored the latest tastes in fashion technology, design and art.

When you're visiting an antiques fair, turn left once you've passed through the entrance. Everyone else will turn right, which means you can get to the bargains before them.

The first sign of a 'smoking gun,' they argue, may be a mushroom cloud.

Reporters, even flawed reporters, should not be jailed for protecting even flawed sources.