147 Quotes by Leon Panetta

I want you and the people of Israel to know a few things that have not and will not change. The United States stands firmly with Israel, and we have a rock solid commitment to the security of Israel and to the security of its citizens.

Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.

Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for.

We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground.

The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.

The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack,

The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security.

Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.

You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world.