Donald Trump Quotes

The attacks of September 11 persuaded many Americans that what might seem to be obscure or distant potential threats can very quickly materialize and it therefore makes sense to attend to them even before they become urgent.

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting.

It is necessary secretly ---and urgently---to prepare for terror. And on Tuesday we will decide whether it will be through the SNK or otherwise

When these attacks occur, as they likely will, we will wonder what more we could have done to stop them.

The job of a president is to identify, distinguish between the two. Make sure the people know that we view it as a threat that we're - because people are scared and they're legitimately so. Take action accordingly. And then you're going to lessen people's fears on the day-to-day activities. We can't be paralyzed in place. And that's where we are today.

After 9/11, we had to look at the world differently. After 9/11, we had to recognize that when we saw a threat, we must take it seriously before it comes to hurt us. In the old days we'd see a threat, and we could deal with it if we felt like it or not. But 9/11 changed it all.

We should ask our commanders..." Elayne trailed off. "If there are any we trust not to be under Compulsion." "There's only one," Mat said grimly, meeting her eyes. "And he's telling you we are finished if we continue as we have. The earlier plan was a good enough one, but after what we lost today...Elayne, we're dead unless we choose one place to stand, gather together, and fight." One last toss of the dice.

If you sit around and wring your hands as they're all doing now until something happens to a major American city, then it is too late.

As a war must have generals, so must a plague.

If there's an air raid during the parade and there are dead and wounded, they must be quickly removed and the parade allowed to go on.

In war everything is uncertain, and calculations have to be made with variable quantities …. all military action is intertwined with psychological forces and effects.

The amount of our danger, therefore, it would be impolitic to conceal from the people. It was the first duty of ministers to make it known, and after doing so, it should have been their study to provide against it, and to point out the means to the country by which it might be averted.

Effective Presidents are those who can achieve a balance between purpose and prudence.

I can do whatever is necessary to protect the United States.

In our government we drive decisions either by leadership of by crises. If the leadership is not there, we rely on crises.

As foreign attacks increase, it's easy to treat them like bad weather happening somewhere else. It's what we read over breakfast. But when that storm hits your shores, remember this: Wishful thinking never saved a single life. The truth, however, has.

As the mayor of London, my highest priority is keeping Londoners and visitors to our city safe from harm.

America has historically met the challenges to its national security with decisive actions that defeated or, at a minimum, contained the threat.

The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.

I promise you, I promise you that Donald Trump knows, Donald Trump knows that the primary role of the president is to keep us safe.

Safety has been my top legislative priority. I'm driven by the idea that safety is really a core function of government.

Well, what every place needs is a security plan that protects it.

If you're on a bus and going down a snowy mountain like in Tahoe, and the bus loses its brakes, where do you want to be sitting? Immediately, you all think, 'In the back.' But in the front would be the correct answer. As a quarterback, you want to take control of it.

I knew I had a chance to teach the world something that would help more people be safe.

It is not possible to know how to behave in threatening situations before you even end up in such a situation.