Quotes About Security

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

The notion that one's home is one's castle and you can pull up the drawbridge is not one that people in public policy circles believe in.

Public safety and emergency preparedness is essential.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

Public safety is a public health issue.

Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety.

Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling.

Public trust is essential to public safety.

They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from, and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we, as the public, trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives?

I was protected from a lot of publicity and politics of life.

That job should not be a political job. We should not be hearing very publicly from the leader of the FBI.

If publications want to publish images and stories from a certain person, they should put that person on assignment, cover his or her expenses, make sure they have access to security briefings and experts, someone to administer first aid, etc.

The most important thing is to recognize that research is our seed corn. It's a national security priority. It's not just a way to have enough going on that graduate students can do their Ph.D.s and scientists can publish. We have to do research, or we'll fall behind the rest of the world.

On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published.

Personally, I've never been attracted to danger. It's not my sort of thing. I am more attracted to pubs and cafes. The known, safe and comfortable world.

We've had to pull out of so many countries in Northern Africa.

Anybody can get bigheaded once they know the seat cannot be pulled out from under them.

I always felt very insecure financially as a child. I was desperate to understand money as a child. I was desperate to be secure. Because I always felt like the rug could be pulled from under me.

Imagine if every airport would blast Brian Eno. I bet going through security wouldn't be as difficult. I can't imagine someone being aggressive with me with Brian Eno music pumping through the terminals at LAX.

If someone attacks me, and they want to punch or kick me, I can just run away. They're not holding onto me. I can get away from them.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.

But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our children, to avoid going to jail because if I'm in jail, who looks after my children, who's there for my wife?