Richard Armitage quotes

The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war - diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power - and we are developing new tools as we go along. (Richard Armitage)
I think there was a pretty smooth hand-off from the administration of President Clinton to the administration of President Bush, particularly in the counterterrorism area. The reason I say that is because there was, for transitions, I think a stunning continuity. View quote
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A terrorist is one who kills innocents for the pursuit of a political aim. View quote
Richard Armitage
I think insanity is the hardest thing to play. View quote
Richard Armitage
Trying to please everyone can be very hard, but, like Shrek or The Simpsons, Robin Hood manages to entertain adults and children at the same time, but in different ways. View quote
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You need to believe that he has enough fire in him to be King again. Thorin needs to be physically capable of achieving that and showing there is still a future for the Dwarves. In my portrayal, his age is more about his experience and his authoritarian personality than his actual years. View quote
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A full beard looks cool. View quote
Richard Armitage
A charity donkey is where you sponsor a donkey in a sanctuary and give them three pounds a month to have some donkey nuts or something. View quote
Richard Armitage
I try to keep at a non-obsessive level of fitness. It's not about looking great, it's about just feeling good. So I do a lot of yoga. Bikram just blows my mind. It's mental as well as physical; if I don't train, I get very depressed. View quote
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I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do. View quote
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I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that you reward bad behavior. But if North Korea behaves for some period of time, I would pretty much favor direct talks. (Richard Armitage)
What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims? View quote
Richard Armitage
Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House. View quote
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The development of weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to carry them would be a very destabilizing effect, should Iran be able to accomplish that. View quote
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I'm the only honest person in Washington. View quote
Richard Armitage
U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy objectives in the Middle East. View quote
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You know, there's a real irony in U.S. assistance programs. First of all, I think it's misnamed. We're not so much trying to help people as we're trying to help ourselves. So let's be clear about this. So these are - in my view, they're cold calculations of national security and not aid programs. View quote
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I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people. View quote
Richard Armitage
I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have 3 basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing. View quote
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As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission. View quote
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North Korea is not an insane nation. It is not a crazy nation. (Richard Armitage)
Let's face it, the Obama administration was handed a pretty poor deal from the previous administration. View quote
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I don't know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else. View quote
Richard Armitage
I value my ability to keep state secrets. View quote
Richard Armitage
Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran. View quote
Richard Armitage