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Michael Mullen Quotes

I would like America to remember those who have served and those that we’ve lost and their families Picture Quote #1

Right now we’re on the President Obama plan, and we’ll stay with that. And from my perspective, the reason we’re there is to make sure that we can achieve the principal goal which is ensure that Afghanistan can never become a safe haven for a terrorist organization like al Qaeda Picture Quote #1

We are vulnerable in the military and in our governments, but I think we’re most vulnerable to cyber attacks commercially. This challenge is going to significantly increase. It’s not going to go away Picture Quote #1

As a Naval officer, I’ve been all over the world, and one of the foundational lessons I learned was that parents everywhere would like to raise their children to a higher standard of living in a peaceful environment. That’s a universal goal for families Picture Quote #1

It is my position that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens Picture Quote #1

I think that is a noble goal that all of us should seek, to end wars and prevent wars as much as possible Picture Quote #1

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Our training is world-class across all the services. We spend an awful lot on every soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, Coast Guardsman that comes in, and we ask them to do an awful lot, sometimes more than we expect of ourselves, and they do that Picture Quote #1

I’ve been pretty clear about saying that I think that the No. 1 threat to our national security is our debt. And we’ve got to get our arms around that and head it in another - head it in the right direction - that we have to pay our fair share of this Picture Quote #1

Basically, we’ve grown up very focused on the institution. The institution tells me what to do. It tells me where to go. It tells me what my career path is, and then I, sort of, attach my own personal desires, my own personal interests. I think we’re living in a time where we’re going to have to change - to put people in the center Picture Quote #1

I’ve said for a long time, clearly the - a, a critical key to success in the region is going to be Pakistan and our relationship with Pakistan, which was one that was broken in the late 80s and which we’ve worked hard to restore Picture Quote #1

There isn’t a fight that I’m in that I’m not asking the question, ‘What could we have done to avoid this?’ Or, ‘What can we do to avoid this in the future in terms of the kinds of things that we see?’ Picture Quote #1

If the untimely battlefield deaths of generations of American heroes have taught us nothing else, it should be this unalterable fact: what you do with your time here on earth is far more important than the time you had to do it. Those who live most are those who love most, who act the noblest and do their best Picture Quote #1

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The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there’s not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan Picture Quote #1

I’m not a policy and a strategy guy. I’m - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he makes Picture Quote #1

To the Cold War veterans here, know that your steadfast efforts preserved a delicate balance, and, because of you, the global war that many feared never came to pass. We are thankful for you, as we are for all the veterans here with us Picture Quote #1

We think we’re near energy independence - nothing could be further from the truth. We’re in much better shape now, but the price of a barrel of oil is going to be controlled by the Middle East for the next 10, 20, 30 years for sure Picture Quote #1

We’re at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What’s going to be manned? What’s going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I’m one that’s inclined to believe it-whether it’s right or not Picture Quote #1

The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there’s not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan Picture Quote #1

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In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate Picture Quote #1

We cannot kill our way to victory Picture Quote #1

The single biggest existential threat that’s out there, I think, is cyber Picture Quote #1

Dont try to run your life through a single straw. Someone, some event, will cut it off Picture Quote #1

Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know Picture Quote #1

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I would like America to remember those who have served and those that we’ve lost and their families. (Michael Mullen Quotes) Right now we’re on the President Obama plan, and we’ll stay with that. And from my perspective, the reason we’re there is to make sure that we can achieve the principal goal which is ensure that Afghanistan can never become a safe haven for a terrorist organization like al Qaeda. (Michael Mullen Quotes) We are vulnerable in the military and in our governments, but I think we’re most vulnerable to cyber attacks commercially. This challenge is going to significantly increase. It’s not going to go away. (Michael Mullen Quotes) As a Naval officer, I’ve been all over the world, and one of the foundational lessons I learned was that parents everywhere would like to raise their children to a higher standard of living in a peaceful environment. That’s a universal goal for families. (Michael Mullen Quotes) It is my position that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. (Michael Mullen Quotes) I think that is a noble goal that all of us should seek, to end wars and prevent wars as much as possible. (Michael Mullen Quotes) Our training is world-class across all the services. We spend an awful lot on every soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, Coast Guardsman that comes in, and we ask them to do an awful lot, sometimes more than we expect of ourselves, and they do that. (Michael Mullen Quotes) I’ve been pretty clear about saying that I think that the No. 1 threat to our national security is our debt. And we’ve got to get our arms around that and head it in another - head it in the right direction - that we have to pay our fair share of this. (Michael Mullen Quotes) Basically, we’ve grown up very focused on the institution. The institution tells me what to do. It tells me where to go. It tells me what my career path is, and then I, sort of, attach my own personal desires, my own personal interests. I think we’re living in a time where we’re going to have to change - to put people in the center. (Michael Mullen Quotes) I’ve said for a long time, clearly the - a, a critical key to success in the region is going to be Pakistan and our relationship with Pakistan, which was one that was broken in the late 80s and which we’ve worked hard to restore. (Michael Mullen Quotes) There isn’t a fight that I’m in that I’m not asking the question, ‘What could we have done to avoid this?’ Or, ‘What can we do to avoid this in the future in terms of the kinds of things that we see?’ (Michael Mullen Quotes) If the untimely battlefield deaths of generations of American heroes have taught us nothing else, it should be this unalterable fact: what you do with your time here on earth is far more important than the time you had to do it. Those who live most are those who love most, who act the noblest and do their best. (Michael Mullen Quotes) The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there’s not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan. (Michael Mullen Quotes) I’m not a policy and a strategy guy. I’m - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he makes (Michael Mullen Quotes) To the Cold War veterans here, know that your steadfast efforts preserved a delicate balance, and, because of you, the global war that many feared never came to pass. We are thankful for you, as we are for all the veterans here with us (Michael Mullen Quotes) We think we’re near energy independence - nothing could be further from the truth. We’re in much better shape now, but the price of a barrel of oil is going to be controlled by the Middle East for the next 10, 20, 30 years for sure (Michael Mullen Quotes) We’re at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What’s going to be manned? What’s going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I’m one that’s inclined to believe it-whether it’s right or not (Michael Mullen Quotes) The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there’s not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan (Michael Mullen Quotes) In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate (Michael Mullen Quotes) We cannot kill our way to victory (Michael Mullen Quotes) The single biggest existential threat that’s out there, I think, is cyber (Michael Mullen Quotes) Dont try to run your life through a single straw. Someone, some event, will cut it off (Michael Mullen Quotes) Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know (Michael Mullen Quotes)