John O. Brennan Quotes

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

John O. Brennan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 22, 1955

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I remember going to the audition for 'Corrie.' I wasn't an actor - what they're often looking for in these rooms is a character, not what's on the page. They want to see what you are going to bring. So somehow, I got the job on 'Corrie.' For the first time in a while, someone really believed in me.

Joe Gilgun

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The precise point at which a tax deduction becomes a 'loophole' or a tax incentive becomes a 'subsidy for special interests' is one of the great mysteries of politics.

John Sununu

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When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston.

Solange Knowles

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I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

Tracy Kidder

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I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

Rita Coolidge

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Acting is usually regarded as a wholly narcissistic pursuit but there really is a hunger in me to unravel the human condition.

Jason Isaacs

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Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!

Bob Beauprez

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In times of uncertainty - whether it's economic, psychological, emotional, or philosophical - people often say that the only thing we can truly control is our attitudes. If that's true, then I'm going to spend today walking my 14-year-old dog on a free beach and treasuring the fact that she's still alive.

Ali Liebegott

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Being a father is a surprise for me every day.

Sean Pertwee

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If I am taking a job, I really want to do it 100% on a daily basis, and that's not what I can do right now.

Thomas Dooley

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Poverty is the frontier we have to be able to cross.

Ricardo Lagos

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The Taliban mostly attacks international and Afghan security forces. They rarely carry out attacks in markets.

Richard Engel

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