Quotes by : Robert M. Gates

Where this lack of passion mattered most for me was Afghanistan. When soldiers put their lives on the....

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

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....

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.....

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.

I would listen with growing outrage as hypocritical and obtuse American senators made all these demands....