Bottom line Quote by Robert David Steele

By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work…

— George Tenet

It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it…

— John le Carre

“Intelligence is the ability to harness the powers of the surrounding world without destroying the said world”

— Arkady Strugatsky

“Intelligence is the lifeblood of the company”

— Johannes Deltl

While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the…

— John O. Brennan

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and…

— Carl von Clausewitz

“Human intelligence is nothing but the stupidity acquired through repression.”

— Georg Groddeck

“The truth was, neither the Central Intelligence Agency nor any of the other official and unofficial U.S. intelligence organizations have ever been some kind…

— Max Brooks

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares…

— Ambrose Bierce

“Allan Dulles said it best: "Any intelligence service worth its salt can make the other fellow's currency." In other words, every nation needs to…

— Antonio J. Mendez

“There is nothing wrong with the United States--or the world at large--that cannot be stabilized and reconstructed by restoring the intelligence and integrity of…

— Robert David Steele

That intelligence capability is enormously important to the United States, to our conduct of foreign policy, to defense matters, to economic matters. And I…

— Dick Cheney