Security Quotes: Wise Words on Protection and Safety (Page 22)

"However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great influence on those governments who will be asked to provide forces to the Congo. Second, of course, the Security Council has no professional military advice organized in any way"

Alex Morrison, Soldier

"And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo"

Dana Rohrabacher, Politician

"Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract"

Chuck Hagel, Politician

"There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities"

Arlen Specter, Politician

"But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years"

Bulent Ecevit, Politician

"When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly"

Bill Frist, Politician

"Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility"

Chuck Hagel, Politician

"Our talks in Paris tackled economic, democratic, security and political issues; we talked on means for combating terrorism, in addition to latest regional and international developments of mutual interest, especially those in region"

Ali A. Saleh

"If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country"

Adnan Pachachi

"But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security"

Arlen Specter, Politician

"The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security"

Dick Cheney, Vice President

"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay"

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Philosopher

"Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?"

Rick Santorum, Politician

"We promote domestic savings by also things like the personal accounts associated with the president's Social Security initiative, which over time would generate more savings"

John W. Snow, Economist

"We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid"

John W. Snow, Economist

"Too many security officers live day to day. They just want to be treated with dignity"

John Wilson, Writer

"Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole"

John W. Snow, Economist

"I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis"

John W. Snow, Economist

"A market that's as open as possible is the precondition for a successful economy, and a successful economy is the precondition to being able to pay for social security"

Gerhard Schroder, Statesman

"I want to give producers more financial security"

Estelle Morris, Politician

"In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security he was very often in the minority"

Dick Cheney, Vice President

"We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed"

Larry Flynt, Publisher

"These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off, and security, on top of working fewer hours. They can thrive even in a down economy"

Mortimer Zuckerman, Publisher

"None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as far as we can perceive, much security for his being wiser than any of his neighbours"

Thomas Babington, Poet

"Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"But the truth of the matter is that there is there is an opportunity for them to participate in the economic and political future of the country and certainly in the security life of the country"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire"

Brian Tracy, Author

"By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe"

Natan Sharansky, Writer

Page 22 of 22