158 Quotes by Tom Ridge

if the Brazilian government thinks it's in their interests (to fingerprint and photograph Americans), so be it.

In the meantime, as on the other occasions when the national threat level has been increased, we encourage members of the public to continue their daily work, family and leisure activities with a heightened awareness,

He is not one to parse. He has said he will serve out his term and that has not changed,

If you make it a referendum on a president with a 67 percent approval rating, you shouldn't be surprised if the election goes against you.

We've engaged the law enforcement community around this country, but there are also certain things we can do within this country outside of law enforcement that would be a deterrent to an attack, ... The president's strategy gives us a road map to accomplish that.

I just met a fireman who was trying to save somebody else's house when his went up in flames, ... In the operations center, there are a couple of people on duty today -- 12-hour shifts. They lost their homes, but they know they still have a job to do, and maybe their presence will help save somebody else's homes.

We think, based on the initiatives that we've announced today, that we can absorb that cost.

Clearly, we could provide enough security to put the mass transit systems out of business, ... Trying to find that balance is something we need to do.

We think at the end of the day, a lot of this is going to be about turnout in the battleground states,