“I don't know if the European Union contributes a great deal to espiona...” — Michael Hayden Quote

“I don't know if the European Union contributes a great deal to espionage. At the union level, they talk about commerce and privacy. But to keep citizens safe, that remains a responsibility back in national capitals.”

“As much as we might look for opportunities to keep Iraq together, we need to be prepared for the reality that it's not going to stay together.”

“Global security can be formed or threatened by heads of state whose wisdom, folly and obsessions shape global events. But often it is the security practitioners, those rarely in the headlines but whose craft and energy quietly break new ground, who keep us safe or put us in peril.”

“I cannot either change or do anything bad or good to the Syrian people and Syrian citizens.”

“Providing good education to all citizens is necessary if India wishes to be counted as a developed nation.”

“The difficult part was getting the people to change their habits so that they behaved more like first world citizens, not like third world citizens spitting and littering all over the place.”