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 as more in their security interest than not. Robert M. Gates Read Quote
I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet – and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful. Robert M. Gates Read Quote
If there’s ever an example that military power alone cannot be successful in Afghanistan, I think it was the Soviet experience. Robert M. Gates Read Quote
I don’t think any president that I worked with has ever said ‘pretty please.’ Robert M. Gates Read Quote
I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger budget for State. Robert M. Gates Read Quote
You know, if I were an – if I were a Taliban, I’d say, ‘What did al-Qaida ever do for me except get me kicked out of Afghanistan?’ Robert M. Gates Read Quote
