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Robert M Gates Quotes

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive Picture Quote #1

I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region Picture Quote #1

Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done Picture Quote #1

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn’t free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community Picture Quote #1

No policy has proved more successful in making friends for the United States, during the cold war and since, than educating students from abroad at our colleges and universities Picture Quote #1

Well, what I’ve said is that the war in Iraq will always be clouded by how it began, which was a wrong premise, that there were in fact no weapons of nuclear - weapons of mass destruction Picture Quote #1

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There’s a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I’ve certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions Picture Quote #1

I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful Picture Quote #1

When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early 90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn’t want to, because they had no pilots Picture Quote #1

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that, its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility Picture Quote #1

The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together Picture Quote #1

One of the big changes in the Congress since I first came to Washington is that all of these folks go home every weekend. They used to play golf together; their families got to know each other, go to dinner at each other’s homes at weekends - and these would be people who were political adversaries Picture Quote #1

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I’ve spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn’t have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong Picture Quote #1

I mean, when you get down to very low numbers of nuclear weapons, and you contemplate going to zero, how do you deal with the reality of that technology being available to almost any country that seeks to pursue it? And what conditions do you put in place? Picture Quote #1

And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades Picture Quote #1

We should never lose sight of the ethos that has made the Marine Corps - where ‘every Marine is a rifleman’ - one of America’s cherished institutions and one of the world’s most feared and respected fighting forces Picture Quote #1

Even when I was at CIA, I’d go to visit foreign leaders and I’d say, ‘You know, I’m not a diplomat. I’m just an old CIA guy’... I said, ‘If I wanted to be diplomatic, I’d have been a diplomat.’ Picture Quote #1

I’ve seen, all too often in my career, people coming in to lead agencies and organizations and trying to impose change from the top down. Never works. You never have enough time Picture Quote #1

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Well, I’ve ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I’ve led. But I think that’s part of leadership Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I’ve certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions Picture Quote #1

I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice Picture Quote #1

What I know concerns me. What I don’t know concerns me even more. What people aren’t telling me worries me the most Picture Quote #1

I have always voted for who I believed was the best person Picture Quote #1

Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers Picture Quote #1

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Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done Picture Quote #1

There will be boots on the ground if there’s to be any hope of success in the strategy Picture Quote #1

A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book Picture Quote #1

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Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive (Robert M Gates Quotes) I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region (Robert M Gates Quotes) Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done. (Robert M Gates Quotes) I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn’t free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community. (Robert M Gates Quotes) No policy has proved more successful in making friends for the United States, during the cold war and since, than educating students from abroad at our colleges and universities. (Robert M Gates Quotes) Well, what I’ve said is that the war in Iraq will always be clouded by how it began, which was a wrong premise, that there were in fact no weapons of nuclear - weapons of mass destruction. (Robert M Gates Quotes) There’s a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I’ve certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions. (Robert M Gates Quotes) I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful. (Robert M Gates Quotes) When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early 90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn’t want to, because they had no pilots (Robert M Gates Quotes) There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that, its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility (Robert M Gates Quotes) The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together (Robert M Gates Quotes) One of the big changes in the Congress since I first came to Washington is that all of these folks go home every weekend. They used to play golf together; their families got to know each other, go to dinner at each other’s homes at weekends - and these would be people who were political adversaries (Robert M Gates Quotes) I’ve spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn’t have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong (Robert M Gates Quotes) I mean, when you get down to very low numbers of nuclear weapons, and you contemplate going to zero, how do you deal with the reality of that technology being available to almost any country that seeks to pursue it? And what conditions do you put in place? (Robert M Gates Quotes) And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades (Robert M Gates Quotes) We should never lose sight of the ethos that has made the Marine Corps - where ‘every Marine is a rifleman’ - one of America’s cherished institutions and one of the world’s most feared and respected fighting forces (Robert M Gates Quotes) Even when I was at CIA, I’d go to visit foreign leaders and I’d say, ‘You know, I’m not a diplomat. I’m just an old CIA guy’... I said, ‘If I wanted to be diplomatic, I’d have been a diplomat.’ (Robert M Gates Quotes) I’ve seen, all too often in my career, people coming in to lead agencies and organizations and trying to impose change from the top down. Never works. You never have enough time (Robert M Gates Quotes) Well, I’ve ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I’ve led. But I think that’s part of leadership (Robert M Gates Quotes) There’s a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I’ve certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions (Robert M Gates Quotes) I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice (Robert M Gates Quotes) What I know concerns me. What I don’t know concerns me even more. What people aren’t telling me worries me the most (Robert M Gates Quotes) I have always voted for who I believed was the best person (Robert M Gates Quotes) Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers (Robert M Gates Quotes) Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done (Robert M Gates Quotes) There will be boots on the ground if there’s to be any hope of success in the strategy (Robert M Gates Quotes) A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book (Robert M Gates Quotes)