James Clapper Quotes

James Clapper
James Clapper
American Public Servant
Born: Mar 14, 1941
Community Intelligence Intelligence Community Long People Will
Related authors: Andrew Yang Ben Bernanke Betsy DeVos Clara Barton Elizabeth Warren Hope Hicks Jerome Powell Jim Mattis
In this job, I've found the less I talk, the better. James Clapper
Better Job Talk Less Found
ISIL particularly is very slick, very sophisticated, proselytizing and recruiting, and they are very astute users of social media. James Clapper
Social Media Slick Astute Recruiting Sophisticated Particularly Very Social Users Media
The country of Iraq is somewhat of an artificial creation going back to colonial days. And so you have the Kurds and then the Sunnis in the north predominantly and Shias in the south. James Clapper
You Country Creation Back Colonial Somewhat Days Kurds South Iraq North Artificial Going Then
This is strictly personal opinion, not company policy, but I do think that we could do with having a USIA on steroids. James Clapper
Think Strictly Having Could Steroids Policy Opinion Personal Company
The Russians have a long history of interfering in elections - theirs and other people's. James Clapper
History People Long Other Russians Long History Elections Interfering
The Russians are bent on establishing both a presence in the Western Hemisphere, and they're looking for opportunities to expand military cooperation: sell equipment, air bases, as well as intelligence gathering facilities. James Clapper
Intelligence Opportunities Looking Military Gathering Air Bent Russians Facilities Both Well Equipment Western Sell Western Hemisphere Expand Establishing Hemisphere Cooperation Bases Presence
When the Internet was first - as an experiment and then when it - as it mushroomed, security was never an integral part of what the Internet was designed for. I mean, it just didn't - wasn't a consideration. James Clapper
Internet First Experiment Consideration Security Never Part Integral Integral Part Just Mean Then Designed
I had served in the Republic of Korea in the early '80s while I was on active duty as a director of intelligence for U.S. forces Korea, and kind of followed developments on the peninsula ever since. James Clapper
Director Intelligence Duty Active Kind Peninsula Followed Had Developments Since Forces Korea Republic While Ever Served Early
To the extent that anyone has leverage over North Korea, it's China. James Clapper
Over Korea North North Korea Anyone China Extent Leverage
It's certainly not helpful when the commander in chief is a critic of the intelligence community. James Clapper
Intelligence Intelligence Community Community Critic Commander Chief Certainly Helpful
Typically, people in the intelligence community are just going to kind of hunker down and do their job, do their mission. And I believe - I have great faith in them. I think they will continue to serve up truth to power even if the power chooses not to listen to the truth. James Clapper
Truth Faith Great People Intelligence Will Job Power Intelligence Community Community Down Believe Think Great Faith Kind Mission Continue Up Going Listen Just Them Chooses Even Serve
A leak is an unauthorized disclosure of classified or sensitive information that is improper under any circumstance. James Clapper
Circumstance Classified Leak Disclosure Any Information Sensitive
For the record, in my long career, I've never knowingly exposed classified information in an inappropriate manner. James Clapper
Long Record Classified Classified Information Long Career Never Knowingly Information Inappropriate Manner Exposed Career
Although we must be prepared for a catastrophic large-scale strike, a cyber armageddon, the reality is that we have been living with a constant barrage of cyberattacks for some time. The trend, I believe, will continue. James Clapper
Time Reality Trend Will Believe Living Strike Must Constant Be Prepared Some Catastrophic Armageddon Although Continue Been Cyber Prepared Large-Scale
When I was commissioned in the Air Force, I was committed to the institution for a career. James Clapper
Air Force Air Institution Force Commissioned Committed Career
I did get a letter from the speaker of the House urging - enjoining me not to brief Secretary Clinton, and lots of cards and letters from people about not briefing Mr. Trump. James Clapper
Me People Secretary Secretary Clinton About House Clinton Trump Lots Get Did Urging Speaker Brief Briefing Letter Letters Cards
The first week in intelligence school, you learn there are only two conditions in life. There is policy success, or there is intel failure. There is no other condition in life. James Clapper
Life Success Failure You Intelligence School First Other Only Week Learn Policy Condition Intel Conditions Two
The term 'Muslim Brotherhood'... is an umbrella term for a variety of movements: in the case of Egypt, a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried Al Qaeda as a perversion of Islam. James Clapper
Secular Islam Group Muslim Brotherhood Case Variety Term Umbrella Very Egypt Movements Which Perversion Al Largely Al-Qaeda Violence
The most pervasive cyber threat to the U.S. financial sector is from cyber criminals. James Clapper
Financial Criminals Sector Threat Most Cyber Pervasive
In the future, we will probably see cyber operations that change or manipulate electronic information to compromise its integrity instead of simply deleting the access to it. James Clapper
Future Change Integrity Will See Compromise Simply Instead Operations Access Information Manipulate Cyber Electronic

No more James Clapper quotes

Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to James Clapper.

About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2025