It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for todays intelligence challenges. – Bob Barr
Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I dont think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isnt struck by that. – Victoria Principal
When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that Im going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed. – Scott Ritter
The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nations ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have long been available in cases involving illegal drugs and organized crime. – Michael K. Simpson
We cant gather the intelligence we need to foil future attacks, if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. But for some reason, weve already done that – with the terrorist who tried to bring down Flight 253. – Peter King
I do not – I never believed its better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. We want to detain as many terrorists as possible so we can elicit the intelligence from them in the appropriate manner so that we can disrupt follow-on terrorist attacks. – John O. Brennan
But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. Its about character, its about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply dont see. – Ron Silver
When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early 90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didnt want to, because they had no pilots. – Robert M. Gates
Some of the best fan mail I get are from our men and women in the military and intelligence communities. They say, Boy you do your homework, this is exactly how were doing it. – Brad Thor
Peoples intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People dont tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups. – Robyn Hitchcock
I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and Im lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys. – Joan Cusack
This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after September the 11th. Nobodys been held accountable after the clear flaws in intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. – Bob Graham
Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nations immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world. – Chris Chocola
George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have changed the Agencys culture. He has failed. He should go. – Richard Perle
People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I dont care where it is, when they look at me its not about my intelligence. Its who can I beat up. – Danny Aiello
Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I dont care where it is, when they look at me its not about my intelligence. Its who can I beat up. – Danny Aiello
One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasnt attacked us, its because he cant or because weve defeated him. – Michael Scheuer
Im much better informed than Mr. Clarke ever was about the nature of the intelligence that was available again Osama bin Laden and which was consistently denigrated by himself and Mr. Tenet. – Michael Scheuer
The Robben Island Bible has arrived at the British Museum. Its a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare. – Daniel Hannan
Someday well learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S. But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation. – Frank Rich
