Potential Threats Quotes

I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.

Prudence does not save us, but shows us pictures of our destroyers.

The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security against every danger that has been apprehended.

My point is not that everything is bad, but that everything is dangerous, which is not exactly the same as bad.

Insufficient facts always invite danger.

We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.

Two weeks before the attack on the USS Cole and then again two days before the attack, they saw through their analysis that a major event was going to occur in Yemen. They told the Navy not to bring the Cole into Yemen harbor. It went in and was attacked.

But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.

I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well.

I think that is a responsibility we all share as Americans. But as State Department employees, we have a special duty to guard ourselves and our sensitive information. Complying with department policies and being alert to potential threats will help protect all of us.

Yet, our achievements also mask many continuing failings and seem to expose more future dangers.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking.

The attacks of September 11 persuaded many Americans that what might seem to be obscure or distant potential threats can very quickly materialize and it therefore makes sense to attend to them even before they become urgent.

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.

I won't go back on my decision. I'm not afraid of prison, but there are even worse dangers.

We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.

Report makes dangers greater then they be.

it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life.