Michael Hayden Quotes (13 Quotes)

Everybody thinks scientists are cold and rational. The truth is that nothing could be more passionate than the search for scientific discoveries that break down barriers and change paradigms of thinking. Working with these artists was such an amazing experience that opened us up in ways we could never guess. We found that we had so much in common.

Obviously, we did it today, and hopefully it can continue rolling through the season, ... We've got a lot of offensive talent and a lot of defensive talent, and with that talent we are going to score some goals.

The cost of campaigning is growing tremendously. If we are in a contentious primary, the primary could easily run 5 million to 6 million, maybe more. We feel it's best to start early rather than wait to get engaged.

The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work.

Those same thoughts were going through my head as the ball was floating in there,

I can't wait till a big game comes around, especially a Classic, ... Opening game, it's going to be a big crowd playing on our own field. I thrive on that. I like playing in front of those kinds of crowds. I can't wait. I have so much confidence going in.

Just because information is stolen, that doesn't make it more useful,

This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States.

I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their security. I noted that the attacks would almost certainly push us as a nation more toward security.

It deals only with international calls. It is generally for far shorter periods of time. And it is not designed to collect reams of intelligence, but to detect and warn and prevent about attacks.

We learned within Trailblazer that when we asked industry for something they had or something close to what they already had, they were remarkable in providing us a response, an outcome, ... When we asked them for something that no one had yet invented, they weren't any better at inventing it than we were in doing it ourselves.

I think it's inspired. It's her mission. It's her goal. I think it shows the kids that there is something to be done in the world.

That authorization was based on an intelligence community assessment of a serious and continuing threat to the homeland. The lawfulness of the actual authorization was reviewed by lawyers at the Department of Justice and the White House, and was approved by the attorney general.