My mother, Minuetta Kessler, was a concert pianist and composer who performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall. — Ronald Kessler Carnegie hall Copy Share Image
When I was doing interviews at the FBI, my tape recorder battery died. They gave me a new one, and I said,… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Love him or hate him, no one has been able to figure out Donald Trump. — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
When 'The Washington Post' ran the first national story about FBI profiling in 1984, no one outside of law enforcement recognized the term. — Ronald Kessler Law Copy Share Image
If FBI agents can't be trusted to wiretap within the law, why trust them to carry weapons or make arrests? — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
In typical Washington fashion, nothing gets reformed until a disaster happens. — Ronald Kessler Disaster Copy Share Image
Since 9/11, the U.S.A. Patriot Act has torn down the invisible wall that was perceived as preventing the FBI and CIA from… — Ronald Kessler Cia Copy Share Image
In the sweep of history, George W. Bush will be seen as one of our greatest presidents because of the decisions he… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
On a regular basis, to appease White House or campaign staffs, Secret Service officials order agents to ignore basic security rules and… — Ronald Kessler Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Whatever they do, criminals and non-criminals act in particular ways. Some writers, for instance, use computers, others pen and paper. Some write… — Ronald Kessler Computers Copy Share Image
Walk around any shopping mall, and you will see stores and restaurants opened six months ago and are - that are now… — Ronald Kessler Business Copy Share Image
The colonists' first protest against the British unfolded on Aug. 14, 1765 at the Liberty Tree. A magnificent elm towering over the… — Ronald Kessler British Copy Share Image
As you can tell from the titles of my books, I like to probe secret organizations, secret subjects. And this sometimes gets… — Ronald Kessler Book Copy Share Image
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, decisions made by President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev could have plunged both countries… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
The media are always on the lookout for possible sightings of D.B. Cooper, the man who parachuted from a plane with $200,000… — Ronald Kessler Media Copy Share Image
“No one can imagine the kind of pressure being president of the U.S. imposes on an individual and how easily a president… — Ronald Kessler Biography Copy Share Image
Rather than use the term 'profiling,' the profilers prefer to say they engage in criminal investigative analysis. That is because, besides developing… — Ronald Kessler Advice Copy Share Image
In a series of articles beginning on Oct. 2, 1966, I wrote about the long-forgotten history of the Liberty Tree. To call… — Ronald Kessler Attention Copy Share Image
“He always approached things with big ideas and objectives," Dan Evans said, "Find the best people you can to pursue those goals.… — Ronald Kessler Big idea Copy Share Image
Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while… — Ronald Kessler American life Copy Share Image
Lacking a profit motive, workers in the government by and large have a different work ethic from those in private industry. When… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Just before Obama’s nationally televised campaign kickoff rally last Feb. 10, the candidate disinvited Wright from giving the public invocation. Wright explained:… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“The White House is a character crucible," according to Bertram S. Brown, M.D., a psychiatrist who formerly headed the National Institute of… — Ronald Kessler Biography Copy Share Image
“Wherever she spoke, Laura never failed to thank the military for their patriotism and their courage and to express sympathy for those… — Ronald Kessler Biography Copy Share Image
The truth is that no internal reviews or congressional hearings will change the Secret Service's broken management culture. It needs better leadership. — Ronald Kessler Change Copy Share Image
Agents who have left the Secret Service to join other federal law enforcement agencies report that training in firearms and counterterrorism tactics… — Ronald Kessler Fitness Copy Share Image
Despite constant vilifying by the media and congressional threats to take away the tools needed to uncover plots, FBI agents and CIA… — Ronald Kessler Clock Copy Share Image
One of my books, called 'Moscow Station,' revealed that a KGB archivist had defected from Russia to the FBI. And I knew… — Ronald Kessler Books Copy Share Image
Only when you are self-employed do you fully realize how much more efficient you become when your output directly correlates with how… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
As the Marine One helicopter lifts off from the White House, the Prowler team watches for snipers. The team also responds to… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Laura also tried to comfort her staff (after 9/11), but Kathi Card never saw fear in her. "Someone with a strong faith… — Ronald Kessler Biography Copy Share Image
Should Hillary Clinton run for president, voters who ignore the difference between the image she seeks to project and the reality will… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Voters who disregarded Richard Nixon's involvement in the questionable ethics issue that led to his Checkers speech should not have been surprised… — Ronald Kessler Communication Copy Share Image
In the case of the FBI, I revealed that William Sessions, the FBI director, had been engaging in abuses of all kinds,… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Pension funds, endowments, and private investors trust Mitt Romney's former company Bain Capital enough to hand it billions of dollars in assets. — Ronald Kessler Company Copy Share Image
To reform the Secret Service, the agency needs a director from outside the agency who will be immune from that culture and… — Ronald Kessler Culture Copy Share Image
Incredibly, whenever I have proposed the theory that half of government workers could be cut, current and former federal employees I know… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
With the selection of Acting Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy as the director, President Obama has guaranteed that the agency will… — Ronald Kessler Director Copy Share Image
Hiking taxes on the so-called wealthy would help send us into a recession because so many small businesses report their income on… — Ronald Kessler Help Copy Share Image
Like Jon Voight, Pat Boone, Kelsey Grammer, and Gary Sinise, Clint Howard is one of the few courageous enough to identify himself… — Ronald Kessler Conservative Copy Share Image
![“Just before Obama’s nationally televised campaign kickoff rally last Feb. 10, the candidate disinvited Wright from giving the public invocation. Wright explained: ‘When [Obama's] enemies find out that in 1984 I went to Tripoli’ to visit Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi with Nation of Islam leader Louis…” quote by Ronald Kessler](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/342/ronald-kessler-13022_obama_just-before-obama-s-nationally-televised_2818006.jpg)
