Security Quotes

"There is no such thing as security. There never has been"

"Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life"

"Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty"

James Madison, President

"The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior"

Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

"Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love"

Billy Graham, Clergyman

"The private interest of the individual would not be sufficiently provided for by reasonable and cool self-love alone; therefore the appetites and passions are placed within as a guard and further security, without which it would not be taken due care of"

Joseph Butler, Clergyman

"I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy"

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President

"I don't have the energy or the mental security to get involved with all that. I think it's a good idea to be able to disappear into the story, so that the first thing the audience sees isn't you, but the part"

Jeremy Northam, Actor

"When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market"

Barbara Mikulski, Politician

"Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families"

Barbara Mikulski, Politician

"How can we protect homeland security unless the government stops the invasion of illegal aliens?"

Phyllis Schlafly, Activist

"If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology"

Bruce Schneier, Scientist

"But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'"

Mitch Daniels, Politician

"If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'"

Mitch Daniels, Politician

"History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security"

Phyllis Schlafly, Activist

"My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry"

Jim Carrey, Comedian

"And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order"

Johan Huizinga, Historian

"Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation"

Craig L. Thomas, Politician

"There can be no security where there is fear"

Felix Frankfurter, Judge

"The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind"

Felix Frankfurter, Judge

"I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country"

Barbara Mikulski, Politician

"Never surrender opportunity for security"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

"The largest single contributor to Iraq's security is that effort of Iraqi people who continue to step forward to join the various Iraqi security forces"

Craig L. Thomas, Politician

"The national security state has many unfair and cruel weapons in its arsenal, but that of junk science is one which can be fought and perhaps defeated"

Aldrich Ames, Criminal

"Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs"

Jack Welch, Businessman

"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"

Earl Nightingale, Writer

"The heart of the security agenda is protecting lives - and we now know that the number of people who will die of AIDS in the first decade of the 21st Century will rival the number that died in all the wars in all the decades of the 20th century"

Al Gore, Vice President

"Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life"

Daniel Webster, Statesman

"The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?'"

Bill Maher, Comedian

"Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins"

Robert Mugabe, Statesman

"I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone"

William Weld, Politician

"The fact that the price of gasoline has declined some in recent weeks must not allow Americans to be lulled into a false sense of security. Energy independence must rank along with border security as the top priorities of the United States"

Virgil Goode, Politician

"We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable, and nowhere is that more important than in the area of national security"

Chris Van Hollen, Politician

"It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards"

Chris Van Hollen, Politician

"We busted a lot of family secrets with this. But to make a long story short, my parents relationship was built heavily on security issues for my Mom, and when my Dad couldn't provide security, the relationship unraveled"

Kenny Loggins, Musician

"Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi's approach"

Marsha Blackburn, Politician

"The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the meantime, it is our job to take meaningful steps to eliminate the threats posed by Iran"

Allyson Schwartz, Politician

"One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street"

Bill Owens, Politician

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