Quotes by : Robert M. Gates

I always thought Obama was "presidential." He treated the office of the presidency with respect. I rarely....

..."the unpredictability of war - that once the first shots are fired or first bombs fall, as Churchill....

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership....

Given his campaign rhetoric about Afghanistan, I think I myself, our commanders, and our troops had expected....

As Obama would tell me one occasion, "I can't defend it unless I understand it." I rarely saw him rush....

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the....

When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner....

He taught me early in life to take people one at a time, based on their individual qualities and never....

I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that....

Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.....