Brad Meltzer Quotes

Terrorism is a state of mind which is invisible until it is too late.

Thousands of trained killers are plotting to attack us, and this terrible knowledge requires us to act differently.

It makes me crazy to think that somebody might attack my city or any other city.

Judy, we think that since the 11th of September, 2001, we've faced a similar heightened threat level. And we've been enhancing both the exchange of intelligence and security information and the assessment of that information, because that's the crucial element.

Terrorism seems to be the ugly twin of democracy. We need to learn to live with it because we are vulnerable to it.

If a terrorist group wanted to hit Britain, all they'd have to do is kill 100 random celebrities. The country would have a nervous breakown.

Terrorists destroy randomly.

In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower is not really a superpower. It was vulnerable.

Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.

Terrorist bombings, like rampage shootings, are events that maximize the amount of publicity per amount of damage. That's why people do them, because they know they will set off a media frenzy.

Biological weapons in the hands of terrorists or states represent such a serious threat to our security and to international security that we must focus on prevention.

People are becoming more accustomed to terrorism.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.

We have not yet, as a nation, made a generation-long commitment to this terrorist threat.

Terrorist groups always want to believe that they represent a general aggrieved group far larger than they really do.

There is nothing in our experience that can capture the fear that Israelis now live with every hour of every day, where allowing your children to go to a pizza parlor or a disco or just to play in the park can be a choice between life and death.

The challenge of terrorism is that they strike at vulnerability.

The counterterrorism strategy known as CONTEST aimed to reduce the risk to the UK and its interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.

It seems that, every several months, you have to expect there is going to be a terrorist incident or that there could be a terrorist incident somewhere. Right away, you're thinking, 'What are the consequences? Is this the first part of a larger attack? Is it coordinated, or a lone wolf?'

Terrorism, as a whole, is - I don't want to say 'taboo,' but it is a very emotional subject.

We need to recognize the reality of the threat from radical Islam: that it will be an enduring conflict, that there are no easy decisions, and that mistakes have and will be made.

By having the President's name on buildings, that is a potential terrorist target.

Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?

When you had a terrorist, you could only search a relatively narrow slice of numbers, primarily land lines.

Everyone is now a potential terrorist.