Country Quote by Valerie Plame

My father was an air officer in the Second World War. My brother was a marine in Vietnam. When I was given this opportunity,…

— Valerie Plame

Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself.

— Valerie Plame

The Cold War has ended. It's very simple. We are no longer living in a bipolar world. The chances that we will go to…

— Valerie Plame

We in no way are naive to think that just because Russia and the United States agree to reduce their arsenals, that everyone else…

— Valerie Plame

I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this…

— Valerie Plame

These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words and deeds.…

— Valerie Plame

I think a nuclear detonation is society-altering in ways that other attacks, even as horrific as 9/11, are not. This isn't because we have…

— Valerie Plame

One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me.

— Valerie Plame

Joe was being called a liar and a traitor; I'm being accused of nepotism, of being a glorified secretary. The stresses that that places…

— Valerie Plame

The entire intelligence community is so bloated and so reliant on contractors. There's no question there's many tasks that make sense to outsource, and…

— Valerie Plame

For me, I thought I had the best job in the world.

— Valerie Plame

I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives.

— Valerie Plame