Quote by Robert M. Gates Download Open image ““Obama answered, “Yes. I’m no peacenik.”” — Robert M. Gates ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“For me, the nomination of Barack Obama as a candidate for president and his inauguration in Washington represents a brief glimpse at the power… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“But I'll tell you the truth: The world needs more peacemaker instead of warmonger.” — sir kristian goldmund aumann Copy Share Image
On Russia, I can only repeat what the president [Barack Obama] said. This is all about respecting certain principles, and I'm saying this from… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
“I thought President Obama was okay until I saw him launch the dangerous Desoto Solar Farm to the world. I have never liked him… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“There was absolutely no peace. I wanted freedom, breakthrough and most of all I wanted to be rid of the situation.” — Michelle Sabrena Alexander Copy Share Image
And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades. — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
“I was seething. I told him that “the clock is ticking” and that our patience with their lack of political progress was running out.… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
Some people have said, in so many words, that I'm kind of wooly-headed in believing that the Iranians would see not having nuclear weapons… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
“Obama was the fourth president I had worked for who said outright that he wanted to eliminate all nuclear weapons (Carter, Reagan, and Bush… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
I had no concerns - I had no reason to have concerns based on what was available to me about North's contacts with the… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
“The passage of fourteen years had led to another significant change in the international environment. As I told Bush 43 and Condi Rice on… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
I've been very sensitive for a long time to the repeated pattern, during economic hard times or after a war, of the United States'… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
I don't know General Michael Flynn well, but it's hard for me to believe anybody would allow themselves to be blackmailed by the Russians… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
I had no difficulty as Secretary of Defense moving from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century. — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
My one concern is that Hu Jintao may overestimate how much power China has in Pyongyang. They have - they do have influence, and… — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
