Security Quotes

Small: Over the last five years, the Administration and the majority in Congress have appropriated less than 900 mill
"Over the last five years, the Administration and the majority in Congress have appropriated less than $900 million for port security grants - despite the Coast Guard's determination that $5.4 billion is needed over 10 years"
Solomon Ortiz, Politician
Small: The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national de
"The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national defense communities from talking and coordinating their work to protect the American people and our national security"
Jon Porter, Politician
Small: We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our securi
John Ashcroft
"We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack"
John Ashcroft, Public Servant
Small: As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security sur
"As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today"
Jim Costa, Politician
Small: We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security of Iraq needs to be assum
"We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security of Iraq needs to be assumed by Iraqis who will stand up and toe the line for their countries"
Jay Inslee, Politician
Small: Theres a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are run
"There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are running away from any situation that's not totally pure and all-American and that requires them to do any thinking"
Major Owens, Politician
Small: We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and theres somet
"We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program"
Dennis Hastert, Politician
Small: The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security
"The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security"
Richard Burr, Politician
Small: How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security
"How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security"
Jim Fowler, Scientist
Small: Above all, we shall wage no more unilateral, ill-planned, ill-considered, and ill-prepared invasions of foreig
"Above all, we shall wage no more unilateral, ill-planned, ill-considered, and ill-prepared invasions of foreign countries that pose no actual threat to our security"
Theodore C. Sorensen, Lawyer
Small: When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found ou
"When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and immediately seduced me. They used the strongest drugs in our culture, sex, power and money, to win me over"
John Perkins, Economist
Small: I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second
"I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second"
Bobby Scott, Politician
Small: Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port se
"Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads"
Bobby Scott, Politician
Small: This Congress has promised all manner of border security and port security to the tune of billions of dollars.
"This Congress has promised all manner of border security and port security to the tune of billions of dollars... yet we have - to date - funded our promises for port security at only $900 million. That's quite a distance between what we say and what we actually do"
Solomon Ortiz, Politician
Small: The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling s
"The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing security - that allowed so many Iraqis the opportunity to vote freely for the first time ever"
John M. McHugh, Politician
Small: We would like to have friendly regimes with enough broad participation of their populations to maintain long-t
"We would like to have friendly regimes with enough broad participation of their populations to maintain long-term stability, so that we would have not only access to the region's wealth, but we would be able to ensure the security of our good friend Israel"
Frank Carlucci, Politician
Small: We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism
"We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism"
Gijs de Vries, Politician
Small: Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater
"Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat"
Jim Costa, Politician
Small: We have to define and put into practice a better, more coherent and effective policy on income security
"We have to define and put into practice a better, more coherent and effective policy on income security"
Kim Campbell, Statesman
Small: Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it fee
"Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket"
Marge Piercy, Writer
Small: We were reminded first-hand of the work that still needs to be done in Iraq on the security front when insurge
"We were reminded first-hand of the work that still needs to be done in Iraq on the security front when insurgents fired five rounds into the base while we were still meeting with the nurses"
Jon Porter, Politician
Small: These smugglers, many of them present in trafficking through my State of Arizona, create false Social Security
"These smugglers, many of them present in trafficking through my State of Arizona, create false Social Security cards, false green cards, visas and a variety of other fraudulent documents as an essential part of their smuggling activities"
John Shadegg, Politician
Small: We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger tha
"We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat to our national security and survival"
Theodore C. Sorensen, Lawyer
Small: In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations fo
"In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security"
Solomon Ortiz, Politician
Small: I believe in an America in which the fruits of productivity and prosperity are shared by all, by workers as we
"I believe in an America in which the fruits of productivity and prosperity are shared by all, by workers as well as owners, by those at the bottom as well as those at the top; an America in which the sacrifices required by national security are shared by all, by profiteers in the back offices as well as volunteers on the front lines"
Theodore C. Sorensen, Lawyer
Small: In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy
"In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires"
Alan Autry, Actor
Small: We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by
"We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
Small: The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Secu
"The first year of the Bush administration we used up all of the surplus and ended up just with the Social Security and Medicare surplus, and each year worse than the year before"
Bobby Scott, Politician
Small: Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Amer
"Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Americans working for every American collecting retirement benefits"
John Shadegg, Politician
Small: Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, tha
"Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, that is, that we would tax workers to pay retirement benefits for those retired"
John Shadegg, Politician
Small: It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the f
"It would be naive to imagine we have solved all our income security problems simply because the roles of the federal and provincial governments in the area of skills training have been clarified"
Kim Campbell, Statesman
Small: Pictures get manipulated, pictures get dropped into accounts. Weve asked an internet security firm and a law f
"Pictures get manipulated, pictures get dropped into accounts. We've asked an internet security firm and a law firm to take a hard look at this to come up with a conclusion about what happened and to make sure it doesn't happen again"
Anthony Weiner, Politician
Small: I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions
Garry Kasparov
"I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security"
Garry Kasparov, Celebrity
Small: Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gath
"Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gather information that does not necessarily lead to people being prosecuted and in many cases needs to remain confidential"
Gijs de Vries, Politician
Small: We need only look to our Navajo Code Talkers during World War II to see the value that Native languages bring
Rick Renzi
"We need only look to our Navajo Code Talkers during World War II to see the value that Native languages bring not only to their culture, but to the security of all Americans"
Rick Renzi, Politician
Small: They have a beautiful security system and were emulating the whole security infrastructure
"They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure"
Miguel de Icaza, Scientist
Small: If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable t
"If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes"
Chris Chocola, Politician
Small: Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price Id pay
"Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay"
Esther Williams, Actress
Small: The high prices also highlight the fact that the U.S. is too heavily dependent on fossil fuels that we import
"The high prices also highlight the fact that the U.S. is too heavily dependent on fossil fuels that we import from unstable parts of the world. To protect our national security, we must become more energy secure"
Dan Lipinski, Politician
Small: Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and o
"Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and our environmental concerns. Hydrogen is the simplest, most abundant element in the universe"
Dan Lipinski, Politician