George Tenet Quotes

To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.

George Tenet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 5, 1953

Topics

PatienceIntelligenceCareYouDays

I was a freshman at Stanford University the first time someone called me a 'bama.' One of my new friends from D.C. said it, laughing, and even though I didn't know what it meant, exactly, I got that it was some kind of insult. I must have smirked or shrugged, which made him laugh harder, and then he called me 'country,' too.

Jesmyn Ward

TimeMeLaughFriendsSomeoneKnow

The failed stimulus, along with Obamacare's long list of failures, show what happens when Congress passes laws in a rush.

John Barrasso

LongCongressAlongLawsShowRush

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

Maurice Chevalier

AgeOld AgeYouBadOldAlternative

Simply looking at the status quo and suggesting that the tax code is sacrosanct and can never change, and that decisions made in the '80s and '90s can never change, is absurd.

Jeff Fortenberry

ChangeLookingDecisionsTaxNever

Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica.

Stephen Leacock

ImaginationWholeWouldThanSooner

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.

Juan Manuel Santos

TodayWalkDemocracyYouTen Years

Having my name kind of pop out on a page more so than other people helped in recruiting, helped in a lot of different areas. But when it comes down to it and you're talking about professional football - you can either play, or you can't. They don't care what your last name is at the end of the day.

Jordan Rodgers

DayFootballPeopleCareNameEnd

It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible.

Jon Jones

FoodPeopleCrazyToughYouDone

The children whom nobody leads by the hand are the children who know they are children.

Antonio Porchia

ChildrenNobodyKnowHandWhoWhom

I believe that we will benefit more by globalisation.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

BelieveWillI BelieveMoreBenefit

I like to be comfortable. And I think men tend to dress more comfortably than ladies. They can just put on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, and I like doing that. Comfort first.

Alice Dellal

MenDressThinkDoingComfortFirst

I hope Dortmund can reach the final of the Champions League again... why not?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

HopeReachChampionsWhyFinal

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