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Security Quotes
"There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime."
"Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders."
"A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that."
"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security."
"The security fence is reversible. Human lives are irreversible."
"First, the security and privacy of sensitive taxpayer information is absolutely essential."
"We've talked to the Europeans about it. It's clear if those negotiations fail, then we are agreed with the Europeans that the next step is to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council."
"When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law."
"Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security."
"Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract."
"But as you said, there are going to be those that have no record and cannot be detected in that capacity so that is why you have to have other layers of security."
"I think we will begin to see some real efforts made to do things like protecting Social Security and Medicare."
"The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon."
"Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem."
"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."
"We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere."
"Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads."
"Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here."
"Social Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k)."
"All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security."
"Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud."
"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street."
"There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion."
"Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without."
"In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market."
"It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council."
"The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight."
"No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person."
"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
"Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint."
"The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam."
"If you accept that security is a process, and if you can eliminate the human interaction or intervention in that process by automating more, that is a good thing."
"Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world."
"Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?"
"I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13."
"I'd like to fly. Then I wouldn't have to wait in airport security lines."
"Distrust and caution are the parents of security."
"Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back."
"This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these African states could begin to attack South Africa."
"We are willing to take concrete steps to enhance cooperation in cyber security, de-radicalization and Counter Terrorism."
"Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack."
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