The men and women of the CIA are a national treasure.

Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.

We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I go to bed at night worrying that I didn't do enough that day to make sure I protect the American people.

The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of the two - indeed, how they reinforce one another.

As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one's community.

Is real, it is serious, it is growing, and it constitutes one of the greatest threats to our national security and, indeed, to global security.

How you define a problem shapes how you address it.

When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.

I will not, nor will I ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens, our national security is endangered and lives can be lost.

That's just it. What if I can't protect you? I'll be outnumbered, outgunned. What if I can't get you out of there?

Sometimes what we don't wish for is more powerful than what we do.

Time can be cruel if you don’t use it wisely ~ Imani Wisdom, Zion's Road: A Love Story about Faith and Redemption.

Oh, I’m just a happy person.

The creative process is a living thing, implanted, as it were in the souls of men.

He who dallies is a dastard, He who doubts is damned.

The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.

I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that proves that time does not exist.

One size NEVER fits all. One size fits one. Period

Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I.