I love my career. I thought, if I was lucky, I would retire as a senior intelligence officer, still working on the issues of counterproliferation. But that didn't happen, so - new chapter. — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
My father was an air officer in the Second World War. My brother was a marine in Vietnam. When I was given this opportunity,… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself. — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
The Cold War has ended. It's very simple. We are no longer living in a bipolar world. The chances that we will go to… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
We in no way are naive to think that just because Russia and the United States agree to reduce their arsenals, that everyone else… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words and deeds.… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
I think a nuclear detonation is society-altering in ways that other attacks, even as horrific as 9/11, are not. This isn't because we have… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me. — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
Joe was being called a liar and a traitor; I'm being accused of nepotism, of being a glorified secretary. The stresses that that places on an individual and, of course, a marriage were tremendous. It was - there were some dark days. — Valerie Plame Copy Share
The entire intelligence community is so bloated and so reliant on contractors. There's no question there's many tasks that make sense to outsource, and… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives. — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
