Porter Goss quote: "There is a leadership problem at the highest levels of the Clinton-Gore administration about focusing on the need for intelligence, making the commitment and the hard choices to put the dollars there."

I think our safeguards are in place and are working,
PORTER GOSS

One of the things frankly we have to do is demystify (the CIA) a little bit, ... You are not going t...
PORTER GOSS

To be cut out at the eleventh hour is annoying, and it's certainly not helpful,
PORTER GOSS

The Iraq conflict, while not a cause of extremism, has become a cause for extremists.
PORTER GOSS

Intelligence-related issues have become the fodder of partisan food fights and turf power skirmishes...
PORTER GOSS

The nominations of Ambassador Negroponte and Gen. Hayden are welcome news and a critical step in con...
PORTER GOSS

Dysfunctional organizations do not perform the way the Directorate of Operations performed in Afghan...
PORTER GOSS

An enemy that's working in an amorphous network that doesn't have to worry about a bunch of regulati...
PORTER GOSS

He's got something that [agency heads] don't have, and that is immediate access to the president if ...
PORTER GOSS

We cannot afford to make changes blindly, or in unnecessary haste,
PORTER GOSS

He's got something that (agency heads) don't have, and that is immediate access to the president if ...
PORTER GOSS

Dysfunctional organizations do not take down or eliminate the most dangerous proliferators in the wo...
PORTER GOSS

Intelligence-related issues have become the fodder of partisan food fights and turf power skirmishes...
PORTER GOSS

They very definitely would like to find out all our secrets so they could copy them and take advanta...
PORTER GOSS

The jobs I'm being asked to do, the five hats that I wear, are too much for this mortal. I'm a littl...
PORTER GOSS

This has nothing to do whatsoever with treatment of prisoners ... I'm not interested in any of that.
PORTER GOSS

Every day is a new day for the intelligence people. I would say that we are probably a couple of yea...
PORTER GOSS

Things are going a lot better than the press has been reporting on virtually all fronts. We're going...
PORTER GOSS

we are a superpower, but we're not an aggressive superpower.
PORTER GOSS

This conference report illustrates how working together can benefit all Americans, both taxpayers an...
PORTER GOSS

Our intelligence -- the reason we have it in many forms around the world is to protect Americans at ...
PORTER GOSS

How did it come about that highly sensitive technical information was given to the Chinese? Why did ...
PORTER GOSS

My understanding is that the last, absolute inventory that was taken -- that surely established wher...
PORTER GOSS

The fact that he is now aboard and announcing and saying, 'Gee we have a problem with terrorism,' is...
PORTER GOSS

We will be a fact-driven, witness-driven review inquiry, ... We will not be driven by outside pressu...
PORTER GOSS

asks for an investigation of those leaks, with particular concern that if there is any inappropriate...
PORTER GOSS

We are going to be in places people can't even imagine,
PORTER GOSS

The CIA credo is that the U.S. must always have the place of primacy among our interests,
PORTER GOSS

reaffirms our role as the lead for human intelligence.
PORTER GOSS

This is just extremely important and it's going to lead to other very successful activities very sho...
PORTER GOSS

We can totally disrupt. We've had great success at this already, but this gives us obviously more fo...
PORTER GOSS

the suspicion that maybe people are covering it up.
PORTER GOSS

The bottom line is, I want you to continue to do what you do best - provide our country with close-i...
PORTER GOSS

Their capture alone would not be enough to eliminate the terror threat to the U.S.,
PORTER GOSS

The only thing that this uproar does is give aid and comfort to the enemy and I don't think there's ...
PORTER GOSS

I love as you come into Paris, you've got the Arch de Triomphe and all that crazy traffic. Then ...
LUKE GOSS

I need to be agile because I do all my own stunts.
LUKE GOSS

When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.
LUKE GOSS

Oh, and I [Amy] may also have told him that I quite fancied Dr Smith [The Doctor]. Which in the 1780...
JAMES GOSS

Danny Trejo is so bloody cool, I mean, he can just stand there and look cool.
LUKE GOSS

Now... Just run.' [said the Doctor.]
One of the things you learn very quickly around the Doctor...
JAMES GOSS

Part of me, I'm torn on this event because I'm so excited for Dillon. I know as a golfer what it mea...
PAT GOSS

I'm a gamer. I play PlayStation all the time.
LUKE GOSS

My work has taken a quantum leap in the complexity of what I can do. Enhanced creativity comes along...
ALISON GOSS

I've never spent so much time with someone who is so fully present and conscious.
ALISON GOSS

It's an inner technology that takes you into this silent space where you can watch what happens betw...
ALISON GOSS

I?m not quite as neurotic.
FRED GOSS

My grandfather was a faith healer and medium, and he always encouraged faith in the unseen. I believ...
LUKE GOSS

One of the qualities of independents (channels) is that it allows you to be more creative and more n...
JAMES GOSS

We formed because we were concerned with the initial applications to the Corps of Engineers. We're n...
DAVID GOSS

By all means they (charges) must be laid, ... It is heartbreaking to see this happen. My daughter is...
DON GOSS

We're up against it in terms of what is on offer in Budapest or Prague. They've got non-unionized la...
BRENDAN GOSS

Eastern Europe wouldn't be alien territory to these guys. They are always looking for new locations ...
BRENDAN GOSS

To date, most of the shoots have been small scale. We would hope to spread the word to the bigger fi...
BRENDAN GOSS

The homes will close in 2007, and a temporary connection north and south will meet village standards...
BRAD GOSS

We suspect we will have buyers who love this town, who grew up in this area or want to come back to ...
BRAD GOSS

We think what we?re proposing makes sense in terms of the surrounding zoning.
BRAD GOSS

Ah, well, when you explain it like that, it seems obvious," said Mudge. "Of course, it always seems ...
THEODORA GOSS

Prices have gone up this summer, instead of declining as they typically have done during the warmer ...
DAVID GOSS

In January I placed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve Rate hike in May at less than 10 percent. I ...
ERNIE GOSS

It looked as bad as it looked shortly after the spill.
DON GOSS

It's very disturbing to hear these things this far into this process.
DON GOSS

They're probably going to look more like Yahoo. It's funny, because for the longest time, Yahoo want...
JIM GOSS

I read a history book that said there once was a cotton gin in Ewing,
DAVID GOSS

No other state in the nation stands to derive as much of an economic stimulus from the opening of th...
ERNIE GOSS

That is why it is so important that consumers do whatever they can to reduce the amount of natural g...
DAVID GOSS

The supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina simply made a bad situation even worse, ... Most ...
DAVID GOSS

Supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina simply made a bad situation even worse, ... Most of t...
DAVID GOSS

As far as trucks, the great thing about a Range Rover is if you're going out for a dinner, even ...
LUKE GOSS

We want fair, timely compensation.
DON GOSS

At the moment, it's simply a difference of opinon between the Doctor and you.. You both want the bes...
JAMES GOSS

They'll be there on our behalf doing what we've been doing for the last several days, meeting with C...
DON GOSS

There's an army of CN vehicles here with equipment to fix their track, and yet we're fending on our ...
DON GOSS

The trains are rolling and there's virtually nothing happening as far as cleanup. They're telling us...
DON GOSS

People are obviously pretty upset,
DON GOSS

In reality it's still a bleak, bad news story, but we're making progress.
DON GOSS

I think we need some legal advice and some environmental advice,
DON GOSS

I am thrilled and humbled to be on the award list as well in such distinguished company.
DICK GOSS

Liberty Union gave us a close call. Our kids responded to the challenge.
DICK GOSS

Read a lot. But read as a writer, to see how other writers are doing it. And make your knowledge of ...
THEODORA GOSS

Learn as much as you can. Take every opportunity to learn about writing, whether it’s through clas...
THEODORA GOSS

If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writ...
THEODORA GOSS

Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning giv...
THEODORA GOSS

Write all the time. I believe in writing every day, at least a thousand words a day. We have a stran...
THEODORA GOSS

How are you, Rory?' [the Doctor] asked.
I [Rory]... answered him. 'It's been odd being you.' JAMES GOSS

The casting process wasn't so much about them being a character, which is the normal way. The charac...
FRED GOSS

But it's also a bottomless pit for story ideas.
FRED GOSS

Where I come from and where Nick comes from, there are a lot of divorces. People are giving it a sec...
FRED GOSS

The dialogue is all made up on the fly, but it's not all made up by the actors. There are a few writ...
FRED GOSS

We wanted to try to see if we could take something as traditionally structured as a half-hour TV com...
FRED GOSS

It's set in a suburb of Cincinnati. But we're actually shooting at Sunset and Gower (in Hollywood).
FRED GOSS

We wanted a half-hour comedy that was not joke-driven in the traditional sense. You're laughing beca...
FRED GOSS

It's not about industry people, and it's not a scenario where you go, 'Who the hell are these people...
FRED GOSS

Transportation firms reported continuing economic weakness. While 2006 is likely to be a positive ye...
ERNIE GOSS

The construction industry and transportation sector in Kansas have pushed 2005 growth into the very ...
ERNIE GOSS

Manufacturing job losses in the second half of 2005 pushed Arkansas' overall job growth for the four...
ERNIE GOSS

The Mid-America regional economy began 2005 like a lion, but higher interest rates and elevated ener...
ERNIE GOSS

For 2006, Minnesota's big economic stories will be problems related to the continuing cutbacks in th...
ERNIE GOSS

Iowa's leisure and hospitality industry and manufacturing, both durable and nondurable, ended 2005 o...
ERNIE GOSS

There's every reason to have some concern there.
ERNIE GOSS

The Mountain States region experienced growth significantly higher than the rest of the nation. The ...
ERNIE GOSS

The rate at which our Asian trading partners open their borders to U.S. beef will be an important fa...
ERNIE GOSS

The restriction with a lot of the other companies (like AOL-Time Warner) might have involved cross o...
JAMES GOSS

They had talked about that possibility. Between publishing and broadcasting and interactive, that pr...
JAMES GOSS

I think sometimes it's difficult to run something by committee; the management of both companies are...
JAMES GOSS

I think AOL Time Warner is worth a lot more than it's trading for,
JAMES GOSS

Usually you have some perspective on things. But what seemed acceptable at the time, what seemed lik...
JAMES GOSS

Big media companies do generally provide a balance and some diversification that provides greater st...
JAMES GOSS

The big media players will ultimately have higher stock prices but it's getting out from all these c...
JAMES GOSS

The company is already doing some of the things he wants, just not to the extreme he's recommending,
JAMES GOSS

HBO took an early lead and Showtime has had to catch up. You can attempt to be the first choice but,...
JAMES GOSS

Any time you are in the content creation business, you have to leverage that content in as many ways...
JAMES GOSS

The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to w...
THEODORA GOSS

[Amy] pulled a face. 'Honestly, when you grow up you'll learn you may as well try herding cats as ke...
JAMES GOSS

I love you,' cooed Fake Amy. 'You dance so much better than the Doctor.'
'Silly.' Real Amy nudg...
JAMES GOSS

But Amy Pond. Oh! The Sea had briefly been able to touch her mind — it knew that the Doctor was th...
JAMES GOSS

Maria looked at the TARDIS... 'Is that really your carriage?' She asked. 'It is not very good, monsi...
JAMES GOSS

Rory's not my pet dog!' I [Amy] yelled at the Doctor.
'Well, that would be better.' He was trul...
JAMES GOSS

Really, awfully, terribly, I had a sudden attack of hiccups. I was staring at the Doctor, murderousl...
JAMES GOSS

[The Doctor] pulled the thing out of Prince Boris's mouth, waving it around. 'Oh. Blimey. This is no...
JAMES GOSS

He was... wearing a tasselled velvet nightcap that I [Amy] noticed the Doctor eyeing up. If Boris di...
JAMES GOSS

I've lost the TARDIS as well.'
I [Amy] was outraged. Considering my husband was dying and we we...
JAMES GOSS

Don't get me started on the whole Doctor-Amy-Rory thing. It's kind of like... I dunno. Suppose you'd...
JAMES GOSS

Well, what do you want me to say?' The Doctor was so angry he was almost hovering. 'Well done on mar...
JAMES GOSS

You see, there's a drill:
1. I [Amy] will say 'Right then, let's go and rescue him [Rory].'
JAMES GOSS

Now here's Amy Pond, standing in the freezing ocean, holding the body of her imaginary friend, and s...
JAMES GOSS

I thought he had blown the motor when I saw the smoke, ... He was turning it real hard.
HELEN GOSS

Winning tonight was big, I think that secured our championship a bit, ... Unless I come out and brea...
HELEN GOSS

My sister (Diane) is out here from South Carolina, so that makes this nice,
HELEN GOSS

I'm 42, the same age as this track, ... You can't get too much better than this.
HELEN GOSS

I will tell you, too, that every fairy tale has a moral. The moral of my story may be that love is a...
THEODORA GOSS

The landscape is what people see first when entering the campus and see last when leaving. The impac...
MARSHALL GOSS

They simply destroy us out here.
MARSHALL GOSS

As long as no one eats them.
MARSHALL GOSS

Rory, Rory, Rory - was it your idea to get The Sea to cure me?' [said the Doctor.]
'Yes,' said ...
JAMES GOSS

The Doctor puffed out some air and looked down to the sea. 'A very charming man. I should be more ca...
JAMES GOSS

It's Smith, actually.' Dr Smith smiled, bowing. 'I've remembered that my name is Smith. Almost defin...
JAMES GOSS

Every big city has its little communities, but they don't have the quaint, small-town charm,
MICHAEL GOSS

We make them feel welcome, ... Here, they have a mountain they can call their own.
MICHAEL GOSS

This is the best golf community in the United States.
PAT GOSS

I made sure I was always in the splits when they happened but when I was in them I wasn't doing too ...
MATT GOSS

I'm not a frat partier. I'm not worried about drinking myself to death. I don't know who does that.
MATT GOSS

I'm not a frat partier, ... I'm not worried about drinking myself to death. I don't know who does th...
MATT GOSS

A raw chicken, covered in wrapping paper... from this fan who always insisted on giving us food
MATT GOSS

Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.
MICHAEL PORTER

When I had a record deal in the '90s, that was my dream - to make an album like Barbra Streisand...
BILLY PORTER

Many students graduate from college and professional schools, including those of social work, nursin...
JON PORTER

I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight ...
BILLY PORTER

As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are abl...
JON PORTER

I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and th...
MICHAEL PORTER

I do tend to overdo everything.
GAIL PORTER

You can go to the doctor a million times if you're feeling down, and get nowhere, but if you go ...
GAIL PORTER

I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't.
GAIL PORTER

I read everything and anything. I love books.
GAIL PORTER

Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
GAIL PORTER

I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 sea...
GAIL PORTER

My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
GAIL PORTER

I don't believe in God.
GAIL PORTER

The more I read about feeding times, sleep times and waking-up times, the more inadequate and misera...
GAIL PORTER

Every day I do something that freaks me out.
GAIL PORTER

I know a lot of celebrity types go for Kabbalah and Scientology. But why pay 10 per cent of your ear...
GAIL PORTER

I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop...
GAIL PORTER

I try to cope with everything through humor.
GAIL PORTER

People say, what is she thinking? I'm thinking: fun; cash; travel.
GAIL PORTER

Mmm, I love Yoda. I didn't like Jar Jar Binks though, he was all wrong.
GAIL PORTER

Scotland is the best place in the whole world.
GAIL PORTER

I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing.
GAIL PORTER

So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really...
GAIL PORTER

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its ori...
JANE PORTER

Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anythi...
COLE PORTER

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.
NOAH PORTER

Invest in yourself, in your education. There's nothing better.
SYLVIA PORTER

Just because everything's different doesn't mean anything's changed.
IRENE PORTER

He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie.
COLE PORTER

Sometimes you can tell a large story with a tiny subject.
ELIOT PORTER

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.
COLE PORTER

In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking but now, God knows, anything...
COLE PORTER

Aesthetics happen.
PORTER ARNEILL

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent abilit...
PORTER ARNEILL

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.
JANE PORTER

If cats could talk, they wouldn't.
NAN PORTER

The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statistici...
SYLVIA PORTER

I never yet heard man or woman much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them, and ...
JANE PORTER

People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing....
JOHN PORTER

Remember that what you believe will depend very much on what you are.
NOAH PORTER

With tens of thousands of patients dying every year from preventable medical errors, it is imperativ...
JON PORTER

Presently, the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought ab...
JON PORTER

Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.
MICHAEL PORTER

Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
MICHAEL PORTER

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
MICHAEL PORTER

For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging,...
BILLY PORTER

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
MICHAEL PORTER

The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.
MICHAEL PORTER

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
MICHAEL PORTER

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves...
JANE PORTER

I'm not one of those actors who gets so taken by a role that I can't live my life. I'm t...
BILLY PORTER

I took 'Grease' to play my trump card, my voice, and get attention that would lead to auditi...
BILLY PORTER

Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not cov...
JON PORTER

I was so beat down as a young person - being black, being gay, being unable to assimilate because I ...
BILLY PORTER

The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and n...
JON PORTER

There is a leadership problem at the highest levels of the Clinton-Gore administration about focusing on the need for intelligence, making the commitment and the hard choices to put the dollars there.

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There is a leadership problem at the highest levels of the Clinton-Gore administration about focusing on the need for intelligence, making the commitment and the hard choices to put the dollars there.

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