Rand Paul Quotes

Nothing is absolute in security.

I am a common man. Why do I need security?

Once Iraq became a hot bed for kidnapping, reporters had to use every kind of trick they could manage to avoid it. This included chase cars, security men for more prosperous agencies and networks, and GPS signals on satellite phones that could pinpoint the journalist's locations.

Every threat must be taken seriously.

If it were up to me, I wouldn't have security. But Hef thinks I'm naive. He feels I'm vulnerable to kidnapping.

I think security is a big issue for people.

I think we're going to have to take a hard look about what more we can do to prevent this kind of lone wolf attack.

Security is always going to be a cat and mouse game because there'll be people out there that are hunting for the zero day award, you have people that don't have configuration management, don't have vulnerability management, don't have patch management.

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.

We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.

I've been under security protection since 1978.

Do every single thing you can to protect yourself, your family, and your country.

I do talk to individuals still in the business of tracking individuals in the homeland and abroad. A lot of them have felt that they were hanging on by their fingernails a bit in terms of tracking all the potential threats out there.

Any time you're a poster child for the CIA, there are a lot of people that are - either have ideological or they are mentally unbalanced - that are going to try to find you and perhaps cause you harm.

I think it can be very safe to go to O'Hare and Wrigley and Sox park and Soldier Field, but you have to deal with some reality. Just because a threat is not specific and verifiable doesn't mean nearly what it used to mean, in terms of you being able to sleep well at night.

I can't set one foot out of my house or anywhere in the world without security.

Security has to be, and has long been, our government's top priority. It is imperative that we continue to diligently watch for potential threats by all appropriate means.

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

The advantage of knowing about risks is that we can change our behavior to avoid them. Of course, it is easily observed that to avoid all risks would be impossible; it might entail no flying, no driving, no walking, eating and drinking only healthy foods, and never being touched by sunshine. Even a bath could be dangerous.

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

Having a police presence on public transport is vital to ensuring customers are safe.

I've guarded a lot of people.

Every leader operates under the threat of assassination.

Taking risks is not being suicidal. Otherwise, skydivers need serious help.

The world is a dangerous place to live