151 Quotes by Chuck Hagel

I am fully supportive of 'open service' and committed to LGBT military families.

The twenty first century will require a re-affirmation and re-definition of our alliances and international organisations.

I believe, and always have, that America must engage - not retreat - in the world.

If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes. This is a tough business.

Deserves some consideration, and I think that should have been done right from the beginning.

I don't think it's a matter of going back and having a review of our process. Our process is about as thorough as there can be. Is it imperfect? Yes. Is there risk? Yes, but we start with the fact that we have an American that's being held hostage and that American's life is in danger and that's where we start. And then we proceed from there.

The recent wave of Taliban attacks has made clear that the international community must not waiver in its support for a stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan.

Iraq was a war of choice, like Vietnam.

Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality. It's like they're just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we're losing in Iraq.