Ben Sasse Quotes

The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal.

CIA is slowly turning into the Department of Agriculture. The agency has an advanced case of bureaucratic arteriosclerosis.

America's entire homeland security enterprise positively invites questions even as it strives to reassure.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Mitt Romney for several years now. There's so much to appreciate about him. He fixes things. He's results-driven. He's taken broken companies and made them successful.

I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring all that experience together because homeland security is a team sport, and I've played almost every role, every player, every team.

Ensuring the safety and security of our monuments and infrastructure is critical to protecting our communities and the American people.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

The one thing that our nation is truly responsible for is securing the nation, make sure the citizens are safe.

We know that terrorism can happen anywhere, at anytime. And we know the best way to prevent an attack is by working together.

Our national focus will be security, with the goal of 'a Europe that protects.'

When a play breaks down, yeah, I've been blessed with the ability to make plays.

I now sit at the table in a variety of ways with the House leadership... as we go through taking a look at threat assessments and hot spots around the world. It's a national position, but certainly I don't forget that New Jersey has a critical part of national defense.

If institutions don't grow, they... well, I don't know what happens to them, because they always grow. I suppose the point is that we forget about the ones that don't.

My job as Home Secretary is to keep families and communities across our country safe.

Success means eliminating Al Qaeda's ability to launch terrorist attacks against the United States and our allies.

In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.

The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems before they arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise.

In government, the scum rises to the top.

If you're Chris Christie, who is governor of New Jersey, a state that obviously was impacted by 9/11, this gives you an opportunity to talk about how, as governor, you had to deal with terrorism and security issues.

We're going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business - the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.

We're looking for stuff everyone agrees is a complete waste of time. Many agencies have forgotten how to deregulate. It's been so long since somebody asked them to look backwards.

Today our problem is not making miracles, but managing them.

We are in a code orange. Homeland Security said earlier today that everyone should have a roll of duct tape and plastic sheeting to protect your house in event of terrorist attacks. Who came up with this idea? MacGyver?

When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.

On ships they call them barnacles; in business they attach themselves to desks and are called vice presidents.