Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I didn't appreciate how special and sometimes strange my CIA world was - until it suddenly and spectacularly ended in a newspaper column. ”

I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real. ”

So many times, genuine health workers and genuine NGO folks are really just trying to help other humans in whatever capacity they can. But they are perceived as being CIA, and therefore, it blocks their effectiveness. ”

I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground. ”

When I was happily married and found myself pregnant, I just thought that this would be just the next, normal chapter. I was absolutely thrilled. So what a surprise it was when it turned out to be the hardest thing I've ever done. ”

I think feeling bitter or angry is really useless. ”

I do not subscribe to the 'Trump is crazy like a fox' thing. I think that's being too generous. ”

The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day. ”

When President Ronald Reagan negotiated some significant arms reduction deals with the then-Soviet Union, he was considered a real hero, someone who was advocating for peace. ”

There is definitely a sense that when you, as a CIA ops officer... are handling assets, they are delivering to you their trust and their well-being. And you feel very protective of them, even if they're not very nice people. ”