Sam Nunn Quotes & Sayings

I don't know how you make a record on liberal and conservative these days. We've had a conservative Republican Congress, so to speak, and a conservative president, and we've run up one of the most astounding deficits in the history of our nation. — Sam Nunn

I think that our American people will welcome a Russian military force for peace-keeping purposes. — Sam Nunn

Seventeen years after the Cold War, how can it be in the Unites States' national security interest for the President of Russia to have only a few minutes to decide whether to fire his nuclear weapons or lose them in response to what could be a false warning? — Sam Nunn

If you think you're a leader, and you look over your shoulder and there ain't nobody following you, man, you're just takin' a walk. — Sam Nunn

Senator Biden was correct by calling for more to look into Governor Cuomo's defense policy. It is clear to me, by researching the governor's record on the issue, that he would be a wildcard on national defense issues. — Sam Nunn

You have to pay the price. You will find that everything in life exacts a price, and you will have to decide whether the price is worth the prize. — Sam Nunn

Leadership must be established from the top down. — Sam Nunn

The war between the Iranians and Iraqis is a touchy issue. To be quite honest, they each other's guts. It was not responsible to let one of our ships be put into a war zone like that. — Sam Nunn

We are in a race between cooperation and catastrophe, and the threat is outrunning our response. — Sam Nunn