Bobby Ray Inman

“The N.S.A. is not a U.S. spying agency; it's a foreign intelligence-gathering agency.”

“Cyber attacks are the quiet, insidious, and growing threat.”

“I think we've already voted in the U.S. with our feet on the issue of open versus closed architecture. We've got a closed architecture called Macintosh and a open architecture called the PC.”

“Cyber-espionage is a significant and growing threat to our national security and economic prosperity.”

“There's an old saying: 'That's all right in theory, but it won't work in practice.' In my experience, if it doesn't work in practice, you've got a lousy theory.”

“The ability to collect is absolutely essential for us to have an effective foreign policy and national security policy.”

“Terrorism is a theater.”

“My problem is I'm peaceful, and I believe in the people.”

“I am a very strong believer in the importance of the rule of law and of privacy.”

“The problem for the intelligence community is they’re not in the business of predicting the future.”

“The need for a national defense that is second to none is constantly on my mind.”