The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.

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.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

I will rather be poor doing what I love, than to be rich hating what I do.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

What are friends for, if not to help bear our sins?

Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are adapted by nature to receive them, and are made perfect by habit.

There is a French proverb: To live happy, live hidden. Where can Brigitte Bardot hide?

The combination of pictures and words together can be really effective, and I began to realise in my career that unless I wrote my own words, then my message was diluted

I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater.

Thus one thing requires assistance from another, and joins in friendly help.

Follow your breathing, dwell mindfully on your steps, and soon you will find your balance.