Robert Mueller Quotes

One of the things I learned at the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps is we have to make tough decisions.

It's like I learned in the military: the officers always ate last. When you're responsible for people, that's how it should be.

Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

I believe family first. Blood is thicker than water. I grew up like that, and I want to continue to keep that goal in my heart. Just family first! Just honesty, integrity, and respect. All of that. I live by the code of those things. If you do that you'll be fine.

Responsibility and accountability is a big part of being in the military.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to

I really believe, if I learned anything in the military, it was that I was accountable for my actions and I like to be part of the team that kind of brings that back to Washington, D.C. - not just responsibility, but accountability and being ready to lose my job over doing what's right.

In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me.

If my acceptance of the office of Governor would serve my country, though my administration would be attended with the loss of personal credit and reputation, I would cheerfully undertake it.

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

You know those Navy SEALs, they weren't Democrats and Republicans. They were just doing what was best for America. Wouldn't that be a great country if all of you Americans were just like that? You followed orders, you marched in step and you followed my agenda.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Character is made of duty and love and sympathy, and, above all, of living and working for others.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about.

It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.