--- title: "19 Central Intelligence Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 19 Central Intelligence quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Central Intelligence sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/william-colby-51921_agency_the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-eve_2184891.jpg" --- > [The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-colby/the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-everyone-of-any-significance-in/) [William Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-colby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/william-colby-51921_agency_the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-eve_2184891.jpg) > [I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-had-been-involved-in-u-s-intelligence-in-berlin-germany-while-in/) [George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/george-j-mitchell-21313_agency_i-had-been-involved-in-u-s-intelligence_1397931.png) > [George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have changed the Agency's culture. He has failed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-perle/george-tenet-has-been-the-director-of-central-intelligence-since-1997/) [Richard Perle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-perle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/richard-perle-18482_agency_george-tenet-has-been-the-director-of-ce_47812.png) > [Yale has influenced the Central Intelligence Agency more than any other university, giving the CIA the atmosphere of a class reunion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaddis-smith/yale-has-influenced-the-central-intelligence-agency-more-than-any/) [Gaddis Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaddis-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/gaddis-smith-82826_agency_yale-has-influenced-the-central-intellig_1911512.png) > [I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/i-never-would-have-agreed-to-the-formulation-of-the-central/) [Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/harry-s-truman-898_agency_i-never-would-have-agreed-to-the-formula_1342408.jpg) > [This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/this-is-systems-security-for-the-central-intelligence-agency-we-would/) [Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/dan-brown-203_agency_this-is-systems-security-for-the-central_220081.png) > [“Central Intelligence cutting Meo opium fields! China Lobby copping poppies in Burma! How long this Addict government support our oil-burner matter-habit”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-ginsberg/central-intelligence-cutting-meo-opium-fields-china-lobby-copping/) [Allen Ginsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-ginsberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/allen-ginsberg-1110_friday-the-thirteent_central-intelligence-cutting-meo-opium-f_192242.jpg) > [ I worked with \[Hillary Clinton\] for four years very closely when she was secretary of state and I was at the CIA.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morell/i-worked-with-hillary-clinton-for-four-years-very-closely-when-she/) [Michael Morell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/michael-morell-26084_agency_i-worked-with-hillary-clinton-for-four-y_3068037.jpg) > [ In 1975 a Senate committee headed by Frank Church found that the \[Central Intelligence\] Agency had planned a number of assassination operations,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-garrison/in-1975-a-senate-committee-headed-by-frank-church-found-that-the/) [Jim Garrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-garrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/jim-garrison-25653_agency_in-1975-a-senate-committee-headed-by-fra_2620443.jpg) > [When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hayden/when-asked-if-i-miss-being-in-government-i-usually-try-to-lighten-the/) [Michael Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hayden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/michael-hayden-30636_agency_when-asked-if-i-miss-being-in-government_1432791.jpg) > [When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/george-tenet-29063_agency_when-i-came-to-the-cia-in-the-mid-90s-ou_2450213.jpg) > [“The Agency was the one subject in his life that could never be exhausted. Central Intelligence. Beryl saw it as the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/the-agency-was-the-one-subject-in-his-life-that-could-never-be/) [Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/don-delillo-294_agency_the-agency-was-the-one-subject-in-his-li_372000.jpg) > [ \[Hillary Clinton\] never misused \[ information that the Central Intelligence Agency has\]. She always protected it. I would trust her with the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morell/hillary-clinton-never-misused-information-that-the-central/) [Michael Morell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/michael-morell-26084_agency_hillary-clinton-never-misused-informatio_2054290.jpg) > [It is very important that the director of the Central Intelligence Agency adhere to the same classification guidelines that all employees must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-haspel/it-is-very-important-that-the-director-of-the-central-intelligence/) [Gina Haspel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-haspel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/gina-haspel-12527_director_it-is-very-important-that-the-director-o_1701005.jpg) > [I have been a systems engineer, systems administrator, a senior adviser for the Central Intelligence Agency, a solutions consultant and a telecommunications…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/i-have-been-a-systems-engineer-systems-administrator-a-senior-adviser/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/edward-snowden-555_administrators_i-have-been-a-systems-engineer-systems-a_2333510.jpg) > [With respect to the outlines of what's in the Army Field Manual, there's no doubt in my mind about the limitations it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mattis/with-respect-to-the-outlines-of-what-s-in-the-army-field-manual-there/) [James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mattis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/421/james-mattis-9515_agency_with-respect-to-the-outlines-of-what-s-i_79004.png) > [Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mueller/prior-to-the-passage-of-the-patriot-act-it-was-very-difficult-often/) [Robert Mueller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mueller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/robert-mueller-11191_agency_prior-to-the-passage-of-the-patriot-act_2946502.jpg) > [“The truth was, neither the Central Intelligence Agency nor any of the other official and unofficial U.S. intelligence organizations have ever been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-brooks/the-truth-was-neither-the-central-intelligence-agency-nor-any-of-the/) [Max Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/max-brooks-2735_cia_the-truth-was-neither-the-central-intell_2546980.jpg) > [This also turned out to be negative, so there is no material in the Central Intelligence Agency, either in the records or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-also-turned-out-to-be-negative-so-there-is-no-material-in-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/anonymous-1_agency_this-also-turned-out-to-be-negative-so-t_2434183.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/central-intelligence/#itemlist", "name": "Central Intelligence Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Colby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-colby/the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-everyone-of-any-significance-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/william-colby-51921_agency_the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-eve_2184891.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/william-colby-51921_agency_the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-eve_2184891.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/william-colby-51921_agency_the-central-intelligence-agency-owns-eve_2184891.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.” — William Colby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George J. 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