--- title: "4 James Woolsey Quotes - (Nuclear Arms)" description: "Robert James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director o..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-woolsey-46857.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James Woolsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-woolsey-46857.jpg) # James Woolsey **4** quotes in **34** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993 until January 10, 1995. ## Quick Facts About James Woolsey Notable works Nuclear Arms ## About James Woolsey Robert James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993 until January 10, 1995. He held a variety of government positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including as United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979, and was involved in treaty negotiations with the Soviet Union for five years in the 1980s. His career also included time as a professional lawyer, venture capitalist and investor in the private sector. ## Quotes by James Woolsey > [We need to move away from oil, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period/) James Woolsey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/james-woolsey-72676_away_we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period-145_1459398.jpg) > [As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over-the-years-and-i-think-over/) James Woolsey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/james-woolsey-72676_i-think_as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over_1938384.jpg) > [We've got jihadists. That doesn't mean that all Muslims are problems with respect to terrorism, but there is something going on here.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/we-ve-got-jihadists-that-doesn-t-mean-that-all-muslims-are-problems/) James Woolsey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/james-woolsey-72676_aspect_we-ve-got-jihadists-that-doesn-t-mean-th_2622549.jpg) > [“We have slain a large dragon, but we live now in a jungle filled with a bewildering variety of poisonous snakes. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/we-have-slain-a-large-dragon-but-we-live-now-in-a-jungle-filled-with/) James Woolsey [Poisonous snakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poisonous-snakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/james-woolsey-72676_poisonous-snakes_we-have-slain-a-large-dragon-but-we-live_2982752.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-woolsey/#itemlist", "name": "James Woolsey Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need to move away from oil, period.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Woolsey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/james-woolsey-72676_away_we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period-145_1459398.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/james-woolsey-72676_away_we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period-145_1459398.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/james-woolsey-72676_away_we-need-to-move-away-from-oil-period-145_1459398.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We need to move away from oil, period.” — James Woolsey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make a lot of people very nervous.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Woolsey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-woolsey/as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over-the-years-and-i-think-over/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/james-woolsey-72676_i-think_as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over_1938384.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/james-woolsey-72676_i-think_as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over_1938384.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/james-woolsey-72676_i-think_as-we-move-toward-a-new-middle-east-over_1938384.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As we move toward a new Middle East, over the years and, I think, over the decades to come, we will make a…” — James Woolsey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We've got jihadists. 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