"Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified."
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"A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas, and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not."
Michael Hayden"American political elites feel very empowered to criticize the American intelligence community for not doing enough when they feel in danger, and as soon as we've made them feel safe again, they feel equally empowered to complain that we're doing too much."
Michael Hayden"There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence community - the intelligence community, CIA, covert action. My literal responsibility as director of CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval, to inform."
Michael Hayden"If we are going to conduct espionage in the future, we are going to have to make some changes in the relationship between the intelligence community and the public it serves."
Michael Hayden"The intelligence community is governed by the same legal and ethical standards as the rest of American government and society, but an operational imperative is here, too. An intelligence community charged with global responsibilities cannot be successful without diversity of thought, culture and language."
Michael Hayden"Intelligence is often viewed as a profession that steals secrets and then knits those secrets together for policymakers in order to inform their judgments."
Michael Hayden