Agency Quote by Leon Panetta

Everything the CIA does is deniable. It's part of its Congressional mandate. Congress doesn't want to be held accountable for the criminal things the…

— Douglas Valentine

The American people and our allies around the world can rely on CIA's vigilance, excellence, and determination to proudly serve.

— Gina Haspel

Within the Intelligence Community, CIA is the keeper of the human intelligence mission. Technical forms of collection are vital, but a good human source…

— Gina Haspel

What's less well known is that the CIA's executive management staff is far more concerned with selecting the right candidates to serve as CIA…

— Douglas Valentine

CIA has been treated with enormous respect and our expertise is valued for what we bring to the table.

— Gina Haspel

CIA will continue to pursue every lead; analyze the information we collect with critical, objective eyes; and brief reliable intelligence to protect U.S. forces…

— Gina Haspel

When you're in the CIA, you anticipate the possibility that you'll be betrayed by a foreign government or a source, but you never anticipate…

— Valerie Plame

First of all, CIA follows the law.

— Gina Haspel

There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are…

— Ron Paul

What the Agency [CIA] does is ordered by the President and the NSC [National Security Council]. The Agency neither makes decisions on policy nor…

— Philip Agee

It will be the CIA's mission and my own if confirmed to ensure that the agency remains the best in the world at its…

— Mike Pompeo

The CIA is an incompetent bureaucracy, generally.

— Robert Baer