Als Quote by George Tenet

You deserve better from your entire government, all of us.

— 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.…

— George Tenet

One mushroom cloud would change history. My deepest fear is that this is exactly what they Al Qaeda intend.

— George Tenet

Never break faith with the truth.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— George Tenet

I'm Greek, and we're conspiratorial by nature.

— 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…

— 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…

— George Tenet

It's a slam-dunk case!

— George Tenet