Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

According to Richard Clarke the former White House counterterrorism chief Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts.

As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest sensibilities of the soul.

Dr. Rice's record on Iraq gives me great concern. In her public statements she clearly overstated and exaggerated the intelligence concerning Iraq before the war in order to support the President's decision to initiate military action against Iraq.

Despite our very recent appearance on the planet humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit?

The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front again are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious as well as imminent that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.

In the fight against terrorism national agencies keep full control over their police forces security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks.

I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species.

In order to be successful against each of these threats we have to have a presence overseas work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community but also with the intelligence community.

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.

It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

When a true genius appears you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

It's great to be able to connect parents with children both emotionally and through humor. I look forward to exploring family entertainment once again and examining the specifics of our day-to-day lives against the backdrop of an extraordinary adventure.

Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humor. He will always use it in evidence against you.

To me sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

Humor is just another defense against the universe.

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime so we shouldn't bother fighting it.

Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.