As a 4-star admiral, I visited over a hundred U.S. embassies all around the world, and I never failed to see lines of locals seeking visas to our nation. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
If we discover through a thorough and unbiased investigation that Russia has indeed attacked our electoral process directly with the intent to influencing the process, our response needs to be robust, rapid, and proportional. This will shape our relationship with Russia profoundly. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
What’s the third largest nation in the world after China and India? It’s the Facebook nation – 430 million people on Facebook. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
I tend to gravitate toward reporters who cover all aspects of the story: from personal aspects to the big picture that answer the ‘so what’ of a story. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
I don’t think anyone would look at Colombia today and say that it is failing. This positive outcome is an example of the effective application of smart power – it is succeeding. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
Wikipedia, every day, is tens of thousands of people inputting information, and every day millions of people withdrawing that information. It’s a perfect image for the fundamental point that no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
I knew early I wanted to follow my father into the military. He did a full 30-year career and retired as a full colonel in the Marines after graduating from Allentown H.S. and later from Cornell University. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
The most important thing I learned was the value of personal friendships and working cooperatively with your peers – the Academy has a saying, ‘cooperate to graduate,’ and that remains a very important central core in my thinking today. James G. Stavridis Read Quote
