Andrew Breitbart Quotes

Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.

A president cannot sit on his hands and be seen as passive in the face of ruthless action by a foreign dictator.

If there is going to be a war – and no one can say that there is not – we must keep him fresh to be our war Prime Minister

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.

We need a commander in chief that speaks the truth. We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorism so long as we have a president unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorism'.

A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues.

I remember the last three days that I was president, I never went to bed at all. I never went to bed until we had negotiated the final release of the hostages.

Oh, sure, we have another world war coming, and another great depression, but where are the leaders this time?

There's peacetime and there's wartime, and you don't need polarization on wartime issues. You need polarization on all other issues.

I was disappointed not to be able to interview Mr. Clinton. I met him two years ago. I was looking forward to talking with him about issues from Africa to terrorism.

I thought that the administration needed bipartisan support, and I was for our commander-in-chief. Because I felt at that time it was the right thing do. If I knew then what I know now, I would have never voted for the war.

I used to have a little saying I used when people said, 'What are your priorities?' I'd give them a bit of government alphabet soup. I'd say 'CTCPROW: Counterterrorism, counterproliferation, rest of the world.'

Global security can be formed or threatened by heads of state whose wisdom, folly and obsessions shape global events. But often it is the security practitioners, those rarely in the headlines but whose craft and energy quietly break new ground, who keep us safe or put us in peril.

George Bush has shown great skill at disguising an incredibly weak foreign policy.

We have generals working on worst-case scenarios; we need statesmen on best cases.

When you're in the real world as President of the United States it doesn't go according to the script.

I, for the time being, am at the head of a nation which is in great peril; and you are at the head of the greatest State of that nation. As to maintaining the nation’s life, and integrity, I assume, and believe, there can be no difference of purpose between you and me. If we should differ as to the means, it is important that such differences should be as small as possible—that it should not be enhanced by unjust suspicions on one side or the other. In the performance of my duty, the co-operation of your State, as that of others, is needed—in fact, is indispensable.

Being a wartime President is never just about leading the war. It is also about leading a nation at war.

When you are Commander in Chief, you should keep all your options on the table.

I can't help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise, and careful analysis were critical.

Clinton himself acted in ways which increased the threat of terror.

We should demonstrate that in war, under Churchill and Lloyd George, and in peace, Britain always was, already is, and can continue to be a leader.

I was elected prime minister in 2014 under incredibly difficult circumstances: A third of the country was overrun by terrorists, the economy was struggling, people were divided by sectarianism, and relations with the wider world were strained.

Ultimately, when you have to deal with a whole country, priorities change.