69 Quotes by John O. Brennan

I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for the past five administrations.

Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.

The whole technological revolution and evolution gives man tremendous capabilities for good, and it also gives individuals tremendous capability to carry out what result in lethal action.

President Obama has made it clear that the United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Why should a great and powerful nation like the United States allow its relationship with more than a billion Muslims around the world to be defined by the narrow hatred and nihilistic actions of an exceptionally small minority of Muslims?

How you define a problem shapes how you address it.

The misunderstandings - or, what really bothers me are the intentional misrepresentations of the facts, which take place on a fairly regular basis. To think that we, people who are involved in counterterrorism, do not care about civilian casualties or deaths or injuries, is just totally, totally wrong.

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.