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> [When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/when-i-came-to-the-cia-in-the-mid-90s-our-graduating-class-of-case/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

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## More by George Tenet

> [You deserve better from your entire government, all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/you-deserve-better-from-your-entire-government-all-of-us/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/you-know-at-the-end-of-the-day-the-only-thing-you-have-is-trust-and/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [One mushroom cloud would change history. My deepest fear is that this is exactly what they Al Qaeda intend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/one-mushroom-cloud-would-change-history-my-deepest-fear-is-that-this/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [Never break faith with the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/never-break-faith-with-the-truth/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/as-a-nation-we-have-over-the-past-seven-years-been-rebuilding-our/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [Iraq... has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides' mutual antipathy toward the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/iraq-has-also-had-contacts-with-al-qaida-their-ties-may-be-limited-by/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [I still lie awake at night thinking about everything that could have been, that wasn't done to stop 9/11. To the 9/11 families, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/i-still-lie-awake-at-night-thinking-about-everything-that-could-have/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/we-could-never-verify-that-there-was-any-iraqi-authority-direction/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [Here's the teaching point, if you're teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/here-s-the-teaching-point-if-you-re-teaching-kids-about-intelligence/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [I'm Greek, and we're conspiratorial by nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/i-m-greek-and-we-re-conspiratorial-by-nature/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/when-i-came-to-the-cia-in-the-mid-90s-our-graduating-class-of-case/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/the-only-people-that-ever-stand-up-and-tell-the-truth-are-who/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [It's a slam-dunk case!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/it-s-a-slam-dunk-case/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/by-definition-intelligence-deals-with-the-unclear-the-unknown-the/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

> [Foreign nations have begun to include information warfare in their war college curricula with respect to both defensive and offensive applications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-tenet/foreign-nations-have-begun-to-include-information-warfare-in-their/)

[George Tenet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-tenet/)

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