Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war.

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.

The very names we use to describe ancient ideas or vanished forms of social organization would be quite meaningless if we had not known living men.

There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness.

The expressive techniques of painting are capable of conveying an analogy but not an impossible photograph of a moment.

In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s.

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.

The truth is, that I feel alone most of the time. I stopped believing in happiness, but I know that music makes me feel good.

When you're in your own body, you don't feel great about yourself. I don't think of myself that way.

I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it.

martyrs are always uncomfortable people to live with.

Our bodies are but the anvils of pain and disease and our minds the hives of unnumbered cares.