Barack Obama Quotes

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.

My admonition is, 'No counterterrorism lead goes uncovered.'

If I'm ever concerned about something, I'll have security deal with it.

Do you want to know the man against whom you have most reason to guard yourself? Your looking-glass will give you a very fair likeness of his face.

I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.

So we mustn't lower our guard in any sense because of what has happened in terms of the death of Osama Bin Laden and we are certainly not doing that. The terror threat level here in the U.K. remains at severe and we're very conscious of the need to continue that.

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

I would rather be erring on the side of common-sense pragmatism and doing everything possible so that I felt that no stone was left unturned in terms of trying to protect school children.

The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance.

Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed police officers become strangely commonplace after awhile.

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful!

As a beat reporter covering the CIA and intelligence world after the terrorist attacks of 2001, I could sense that many things I couldn't see or understand were changing, expanding, getting so big they were difficult to manage.

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

The intelligence community, not wanting to be caught napping, tends to over-warn rather than under-warn.

Every threat must be taken seriously.

To preserve our security in a dangerous century, vigilance is not enough. National Intelligence must do more.

The safety and security of the nation depends more so than ever before on intelligence.

Intelligence without counter-intelligence is useless.

Anything can be justified by security.

The Seven Elevens in downtown Houston are better protected than the largest oil refinery in the world.

If you don’t know who they are, where they are, and what they’re planning, you can’t get them before they get you.

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling

We face a wide array of threats, which means we have to have a wide array of capabilities.

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.