Chuck Hagel Quotes

We all want certainty.

Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

I like predictability because I know what I'm getting into.

It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.

We feel much happier and more secure when we think we know precisely what to do, no matter what happens, then when we have lost our way and do not know where to turn.

The Great Guarantee; and the only sufficient Guarantee

You cannot be too certain of anything unless you have it in hand.

Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.

I just wanted to be sure of you.

There is no risk involved.

You never have to guess where you stand with me.

Of all the things a body loves, predictability is one of them.

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.

You are as safe with me as you would be in the Bank of England.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.

I'm a 21st-century guy, secure in who I am.

I am never afraid of what I know.

To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me.

I'm not worried. I'm in control.

I guess I crave stability.

People want security in this insecure world.

I'm comfortable and confident about the future.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.