Donilon Quotes & Sayings

I've never been a calm, midrange type person. — Eddie Vedder

I urge North Korea's leaders to reflect on Burma's experience. While the work of reform is ongoing, Burma has already broken out of isolation and opened the door to a far better future for its people. — Thomas E. Donilon

Only those who get into scrapes with their eyes open can find the safe way out. — Logan Pearsall Smith

As Donilon [President Obama's security advisor] would tell me, Obama said: Here's the deal. I want this hunt for Osama bin Laden and al-Zawahiri to come to the front of the line. I worry that the trail has gone cold. This has to be our top priority and it needs leadership in the tops of your organizations. You need to ensure that we have expended every effort to take down the top leadership of al Qaeda, especially these two individuals. And I want regular reports on this *to me* and I want them starting in thirty days.
Donilon followed up and drove and drove the point home with a memo, which the president signed. He sent it to each of those present. It read: 'In order to ensure that we have extended every effort - directly provide to me a detailed operational plan for locating and bringing to justice Osama bin Laden. — Mark Bowden

You know, in my music career there was a moment where the irony was just so heavy. There were people in my audience that were the reason I developed neuroses. These people that tortured my life were using my art, my poetry, as fuel for them, to torture other people. — Fred Durst

Haunted by the unhappiness that appeared like an ugly creature to live in their home — Rohinton Mistry

Obama had campaigned against Bush's ideas and approaches. But, Donilon, for one, thought that Obama had perhaps underestimated the extent to which he had inherited George W. Bush's presidency - the apparatus, personnel and mind-set of war making. — Bob Woodward

I do believe that great love brings with it the terror and possibility of great loss. — Emily Susan Rapp

President Obama has been clear about the future that the United States seeks ... when it comes to the Asia-Pacific, the United States is 'all in.' — Thomas E. Donilon

Your attitude is contagious. — Kevin Plank

I know there is a stereotype that I am naive, but I know what I want, and I know what I'm doing to get there. — Dan Shechtman

I was right. You were asleep but you were dreamin'. You dream in black and white, babe. I gave you color. Now, you're awake."
-Kane "Tack" Allen — Kristen Ashley

When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five pounds, you've got 20 pounds of stress on your knees. So that's why I'm extremely careful with my portions and my workout, because I can't be overweight. — Richard Simmons

The U.S.-China relationship, of course, has elements of both cooperation and competition. — Thomas E. Donilon

More terrorists and extremists have been captured or killed in Pakistan than in any place in the world. — Thomas E. Donilon

You're no hero. You're a coward. You only saved them from yourself. — Jennifer Niven

Iran is isolated on its nuclear program and support for terrorism. — Thomas E. Donilon

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. — Joseph Hall

I don't think anybody has indicated that I did anything but do my job at Fannie Mae. — Thomas E. Donilon