People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives have more knowledge more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?

Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.

A man of knowledge lives by acting not by thinking about acting.

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.

Military intelligence interrogators however their goal is to get information to save lives to stop the war to find Saddam - whatever the information is going to be used for at whatever cost.

As a former career intelligence professional I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.

I will not nor will I ever publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens our national security is endangered and lives can be lost.

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.

Anyone who lives within his means suffers from a lack of imagination.

A place makes a deep impression on you when you're young. It lives with you. It's like your childhood. It fertilises the imagination.