Quote by George Tenet
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding ou

As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise. – George Tenet

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You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. Thats all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you dont have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken. – George Tenet

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Heres the teaching point, if youre teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesnt absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions. – George Tenet

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By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal. – George Tenet

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A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces. – Jose Bergamin

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When I see a dolphin, I know its just as smart as I am. – Don Van Vliet

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Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces. – Bryant H. McGill

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The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law. – Gloria Naylor

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