Quotes by : Robert M. Gates

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

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

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

Whatever actually happened or was said, McChystal's refusal to defend himself - to give me any ammunition....

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.....

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....