128 Quotes by Richard Armitage

I’m not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It’s something that people don’t necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.

I’d say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have three basic characteristics – timing, timing, and timing.

What could be better in al-Qaeda’s mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims?

Unfortunately, my love life is nil. I’m working too much – but I would like to settle down at some point.

The problem with me is I read everything, but it’s only the bad stuff that stays with me. It’s weird, you only need to be told something once and it stays with you.

I can’t bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I’ve got no dress sense. Or I’ve lost it.

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don’t, but most do.

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war – diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power – and we are developing new tools as we go along.

Once you don’t smile on film, they say, ‘Let’s have that bloke who doesn’t smile.’