99 Quotes by Valerie Plame


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    The great thing about fiction is you can fix things and make things better.

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    I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.

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    Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.

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    From a counter-intelligence viewpoint, the OPM breach is really scary - but if we continue to see the erosion of purely commercial enterprises, where people lose confidence, the economy falters.

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    I did a book event with a former colleague, Bob Bauer, and was so relieved that he said I got all the CIA stuff right.

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    I do not subscribe to the 'Trump is crazy like a fox' thing. I think that's being too generous.

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    I don't care if you are for having Mexico pay for the border wall, or you want to repeal and replace Obamacare, or if you want women to have complete access to reproductive rights - I don't care. The fact is, if you don't get the nuclear issue right, none of the other ones matter.

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    Looking back at my career, I wish I knew then what I know now... that gender bias is built into the system, and it's unconscious in many ways. I wish I had the maturity and courage to have pushed back more. I was always trying to be a 'good girl' and play by the rules.

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